patrick1
Junior Chimp
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« on: March 24, 2012, 06:29:15 AM » |
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« edited: March 24, 2012, 06:30:54 AM by patrick1 »
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A more generalized problem that I have is that the entire GOP field, save Paul, engages in this type of rhetoric to varying degrees of subtlety. They all invoke, to steal phrase from G Carlin, spooky language to paint the entire Arab and Muslim world as a sinister force hell bent on destruction. There is no room for nuance or subtlety. To listen to Mitt speak at AIPAC you would think the Obama Administration were faxing centrifuge designs directly to Tehran. Santorum, well see the above and thousands of other examples. And Newt refuses to recognize that one of the parties to the conflict even exists. How the heck can such people be expected to be arbiters and promoters of Middle East peace?
Now I guess you can try to divine who is for real and who is just pandering to the lobby but I'd rather not take that chance. The downright dangerous foreign policy laid out by these candidates is the main reason I will pull the lever for a Democrat for the first time this fall.
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