Thoughts on Romney's VFW speech: it's about domestic politics, stupid.
Mitt Romney kicked off his "see, I do too know something about foreign policy" world tour today. Before his homage to Barack Obama's 2008 tour, however, he gave what was labeled as a "major foreign...
View ArticleAn open letter to Mitt Romney flacks leaking to Jennifer Rubin [UPDATED]
Dear Neoconservative Foreign Policy Flacks Who Work for Mitt Romney: Hey there -- how's the campaign going? Oh, sorry, touchy topic. So listen... I can see why you're all pissed off and everything...
View ArticleWhy Mitt Romney's foreign policy platform might cost him the 2012 election
When we last left off, your humble blogger was speculating on the ways in which foreign policy had cost Mitt Romney during the campaign. In this post I want to expand on that theme -- with an assist...
View ArticleAn apology and a question for Mitt Romney
It appears that I owe Mitt Romney a partial apology. In yesterday's blog post I quoted from a video procured by Mother Jones' David Corn regarding Romney's perspective on the peace process between...
View ArticleWhy I think Barack Obama still wears the shoes on foreign policy
Another day, another bad foreign policy headline for Barack Obama: With the surge of American troops over and the Taliban still a potent threat, American generals and civilian officials acknowledge...
View ArticleThe teaser for the foreign policy debate to come
The conventional wisdom was that Mitt Romney thrashed Barack Obama last night, and I'm part of that conventional wisdom today. In essence, Obama's biggest problem was that he perfectly portrayed...
View ArticleMeet the new Romney foreign policy speech... same as the old Romney foreign...
I've had my fair share of disagreements with Danielle Pletka in the past, but I liked her well-crafted New York Times op-ed on what Romney needs to say today on foreign policy a great deal. In...
View ArticleWhy the foreign policy debate is already ruined
Your humble blogger enjoyed his time in Mexico City. He particularly enjoyed last night's dinner, at which the most delicious margaritas he had ever consumed were served. It is possible that he...
View ArticleFor tonight's foreign policy debate, please drink responsibly
Your humble blogg -- [Wait, screw that, you should be feeling pretty proud today!! -- ed.] Your proud blogger will be watching tonight's foreign policy debate despite his near-certainty that it's not...
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Can you trust a U.S. president who's so popular in France? Or Pakistan?
Let's face it, we are at the stage in the U.S. presidential race when politics junkies like myself are feasting on the tiniest scraps of relevant information about the campaign. And, because I live...
View ArticleThe coveted Drezner endorsement for 2012 goes to....
Your humble blogger has not been shy in stating that he now votes in presidential elections based largely on foreign policy considerations. Nor has he been shy in expressing his... er... exasperation...
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