Further, Republicans appear to believe that continued military involvement abroad is key to maintaining said dominance. But do they seriously believe that, in a world of fiscal retrenchment caused by even a temporary default, that the American public would save bases in East Asia over Social Security payouts?It's NOT what the general American public wants that matters, it's what the neo-con part of the base wants.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
ANOTHER BAD QUESTION
I noted below that America will need to reduce its military spending or face an inevitable decline in economic - the most important - power. Zack Beauchamp of The Dish sees the same problem but asks the wrong question:
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http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/07/13/arabs/index.html
Obama's continuation of Bush-Cheney neocon policy is responsible for America's increasingly deteriorating image across the Middle East.
Ken,
Yes, I read that disappointing news. The sooner we get entirely out of the ME, the better.
Steve
I wonder if Somalia was included in the polling. Greenwald today extrapolated indicates their citizens
would probably have an equally negative view of the US due to the dishonest continuation of Bush-Cheney policies there.
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