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By: introvert.net » Interesting Items for 6/12/2009

introvert.net » Interesting Items for 6/12/2009 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:14:12 +0000

[...] Democratic America, Conservative America [amconmag.com] And to get on with all other aspects of the restoration of America as the land of big municipal government. As the land of strong unions whose every red cent in political donations buys something specific. As the land of very high levels of co-operative membership, not least including housing co-operatives for the upper middle classes. As the land of small farmers who own their own land. As the land that pioneered Keynesianism in practice.… “the land of big municipal government” [...]

By: eep

eep — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:57:38 +0000

What is the Eisenhower-Nixon tradition?

When I hear Eisenhower I think of Bush wanting to use the South Korean model, having a long term military presence in Iraq. I think this is the American foreign policy in Iraq if they can get away with it.

Eisenhower did covert operations. Philip Giraldi says the US is supporting terrorist groups to undermine it’s enemies in the Middle East. I’m hoping we don’t end up with more blow back.
http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/05/philip-giraldi-22/

Nixon, I associate with corruption, extending a lost war to the fall of Saigon, and a open door policy with China.

By: David Lindsay

David Lindsay — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:56:24 +0000

He said he would.

Yes, I know. But McCain or Clinton certainly wouldn’t have ended it. Obama wants to, and he could.

And the fact that he wants to puts in the Eisenhower-Nixon tradition that opposed Clinton’s wars.

By: eep

eep — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:27:52 +0000

Sir, why are you confident that Obama will end the Iraq war?