tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post6219864097879484610..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Pax Americana Fugit?Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-12986066066533572562009-04-12T21:32:00.000-04:002009-04-12T21:32:00.000-04:00Point taken. Obama's announcements of policy shif...Point taken. Obama's announcements of policy shifts may or may not be followed up by action in allocating resources, sending aid to foreign countries, entering into or breaking military alliances, etc. It's too early to tell whether they will be. A President can't shift U.S. policy unilaterally and overnight.<BR/><BR/>Still, I find his announced sympathies alarming. But thanks for cheering me up with the thought that there's a big gap between announcements and reality!Philohttp://philoofalexandria.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-8808288715332699752009-04-11T19:38:00.000-04:002009-04-11T19:38:00.000-04:00So whys should the US taxpayer engage in world wid...So whys should the US taxpayer engage in world wide defense socialism, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”? Should not the US taxpayer be allowed to keep their money instead of subsidizing the defense of its competitors? The money spent on defending their competitors should instead stay in the pockets of business, workers and investors in the US so they can use it to engage in productive activities to improve their completive edge.<BR/><BR/>DJFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-39104277840742941632009-04-11T19:11:00.000-04:002009-04-11T19:11:00.000-04:00@Philip:You call me a "liar" on RSM's blog and you...@Philip:<BR/>You call me a "liar" on RSM's blog and your title retreats to "Nasty Insinuations".<BR/>You accuse me of agreeing with Philo. If you actually followed the links in the post, you'll see that I was pointing out that world defense budgets belie Philo's assertion--not that Philo himself is in any way dishonest, mind you.<BR/>I'll give you some ground on having quoted "some were Soviet agents". If you've read <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Blacklisted-History-Senator-McCarthy-Americas/dp/140008105X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239491304&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">Blacklisted by History</A> (and I infer that you may need to) you'll see that this is a defensible, even modest, assertion.<BR/>Good try at Rule 4, though.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Chrissmitty1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559464300318848169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-57947280293555089002009-04-11T18:44:00.000-04:002009-04-11T18:44:00.000-04:00Quit lying, you bastard.http://who-whom.blogspot.c...Quit lying, you bastard.<BR/><BR/>http://who-whom.blogspot.com/2009/04/nasty-insinuations.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-5182214017792245212009-04-11T18:24:00.000-04:002009-04-11T18:24:00.000-04:00@eZekiel:It is a huge misconception that a grand s...@eZekiel:<BR/><I>It is a huge misconception that a grand strategy centered on the Monroe Doctrine amounts to isolationism.</I><BR/>I think that's a fair criticism. A more thorough statement would have nailed down historical context of the Monroe doctrine, and explored the futility of any real degree of isolation in the era of Globalization.<BR/>For example, you've got <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" REL="nofollow">Davos Man</A> floating the idea of a single world currency.<BR/>I'd be interested in a URL pointing to alternate analysis of the tension between sovereign nations and outfits like the UN which you think is any good.<BR/>It's quite similar to the problem of the 50 States vs. DC writ large.smitty1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559464300318848169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-68509602224725071352009-04-11T17:58:00.000-04:002009-04-11T17:58:00.000-04:00"Badly as some might wish to resurrect the Monroe ..."Badly as some might wish to resurrect the Monroe Doctrine, the rest of the world may not permit it. You can't have tsunami relief without a navy, for example."<BR/><BR/>What does not having a navy have to do with the Monroe Doctrine? The Monroe Doctrine was the reason for building our Navy in the first place. A.T. Mahan and T.R. never doubted that the Monroe Doctrine was still our core strategic doctrine, and in their view expansion of it was justified chiefly on the grounds of protecting its integrity. It is a huge misconception that a grand strategy centered on the Monroe Doctrine amounts to isolationism. Our problem is that not that our current strategies see overseas affairs as important, but that we (or rather the foreign policy elites who run things) currently see them as equal or superior to our Hemisphere in importance. Mahan would have been appalled by such an idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-64899907581933263822009-04-11T15:18:00.000-04:002009-04-11T15:18:00.000-04:00It's like I've died and gone to R'lyeh.It's like I've died and gone to R'lyeh.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13194011557468942767noreply@blogger.com