Appeasement

'Ask Osama Bin Laden'

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday forcefully rejected Republican accusations that his foreign policy is timid and amounts to a policy o...

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Andrea Stone

Invoking 'Appeasement,' Republican Candidates Blast Obama At Jewish Forum

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Though Wednesday marked the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, speeches by a series of U.S. presidential candidate...

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Burma: Engagement or Appeasement?

John Feffer | Posted 02.05.2012

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John Feffer

The imminent détente with Burma has continued to generate criticism from those who suffer from the appeasement complex, a syndrome that causes politicians to conflate diplomacy with selling out and negotiating with kowtowing.

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Iraqis Take to Street in Protest; "It Will Start Again Next Friday," Says Alusi

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Heather Robinson

Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi contacted me last Friday to report that major protests are taking place across Iraq. While there have bee...

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Never Again: Germany's Responsibility

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Heather Robinson

A few nations and their leaders mouth words of support for Israel and her people while adopting policies of appeasement. We have been here before.

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The Silly Season In Politics

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

"Silly season" refers to late summer, when governments go on massive taxpayer-funded vacations all over the world. This year's season could produce a bumper crop of silly.

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British House of Commons: Demanding Justice For Armenians, Not Just Genocide Recognition

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harut Sassounian

This continuum of massacres, genocide and deportations highlights the existence of a long-term strategy implemented by successive Turkish regimes from the 1890's to more recent times.

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Appeasment 2008: Another Republican National Security Failure

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Beinhart

"Chamberlain's deal with Hitler has become shorthand for naive, weak leadership." Newsweek, June 23, 2008 It was George Bush who raised the specte...

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Seth Colter Walls

Another Appeaser? Conservative Hero Sarkozy To Meet With Syrian President

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.25.2011

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Back in May, President Bush traveled to Israel's Knesset to deliver a speech that equated negotiations with modern terror-sponsoring states to World W...

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"Appeasement" Israeli Style

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamal Dajani

On the surface, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and a prisoner swap deal between Hezbollah and Israel provide a glimmer of hope for a period of tranquility between the conflicting parties.

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Obama Responds To Bush, McCain Appeasement Attack

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AP reports on Obama's swift and forceful response to Bush and McCain's criticism of his foreign policy approach: Barack Obama laid into John McCa...

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Why Junior and McClone Won't Talk to Enemies

Philip Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Slater

Refusing to communicate simply hobbles your foreign policy. We never stopped talking to the Soviet Union during the Cold War -- if we hadn't, probably none of us would be alive to have this discussion.

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What Would Buddha Do?

Jared Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jared Bernstein

In Buddhism, the notion of balance is central. Over the Bush years, there has been a damaging drift toward absolutism. You're with us or against us, diplomacy is appeasement, tax cuts forever, the axis of evil, and markets always work best (and government, worst).

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A Feel-Good Moment: Ed Rollins Hears "Death Knell" For GOP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?

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McCain's Pastor Problem

Sarah Posner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Posner

Bush, Cheney, and their band of neoconservative outlaws who led us into one catastrophic war and might lead us into another are pleased to have these faith-based cheerleaders on the sidelines.

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