tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post1595936512788509411..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: The Decision to Keep Robert GatesBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-33639333556104284762008-11-25T21:14:00.000-08:002008-11-25T21:14:00.000-08:00Rikyrah...This was Dr. Marvin King's post.But I mo...Rikyrah...<BR/><BR/>This was Dr. Marvin King's post.<BR/><BR/>But I mostly agree... I am one of those folks who was against the war in Iraq...but I also knew...(as I have been mentioning since at least 2006) that Obama's timetable was not going to be actually achieved. <BR/><BR/>Gates is a moderate...and he has shown a willingness to think before acting. I had expected Gates to stay on for a while.<BR/><BR/>But it also gives an indication that Obama will be handing over his foreign policy to hawks... (yes... Gates is still a hawk by comparison to a more Progressive "Change" foreign policy). With Gates, Clinton, Jones, and the rest of the foreign policy staff... We are looking at a status quo foreign policy for the foreseeable future. NOT the new direction that was promised. With only a few exceptions, they will continue the foreign policy of the Bush Administration and the Clinton Administration before that. There will be a few cosmetic changes...perhaps the closing of Gitmo... but the core of the U.S. foreign policy will remain on the same disastrous, counterproductive, aggressive course that it's been on for the last 50 years, especially for the last decade.<BR/><BR/>Again... although this is not necessarily a horrible pick and in many ways it's a sensible one.... it is still an example of more of the "Change" promises not being met. <BR/><BR/>If I would have invested in Snake Oil stock before November 4th... I could be a very wealthy man right now... because there were about 68 million purchases made in one night.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-10790452008258041532008-11-25T20:09:00.000-08:002008-11-25T20:09:00.000-08:00AI,ICAM. If there is one thing where I wanted a Re...AI,<BR/><BR/>ICAM. If there is one thing where I wanted a Republican attached to - it's the Iraq War. It's why I was ok with Gates, or I wanted Hagel. I wanted a GOP face with this War.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.com