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Bush Doctrine

John Bolton's Nuclear Fantasy

Joe Cirincione | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Daily Show, Bush Doctrine, Nuclear Weapons, John Bolton, George W. Bush, Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, United States, John Stewart, North Korea, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

John Bolton told Jon Stewart he wanted America to be the only nation with nuclear weapons. Stewart is the comedian, but this policy is the joke.

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Overcoming Pottery Barn Foreign Policy

Bob Burnett | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bush Doctrine, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, Bush, Realpolitik, Obama, Bush Foreign Policy, Politics News
Bob Burnett

Bush viewed America as a fortress where barbarians were hammering at our gates; as the leader in a global crusade. But Obama sees the US as one of many powerful players in a complex world.

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An Obama Doctrine Emerges in Moscow

Joe Cirincione | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Moscow, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Bush Doctrine, Obama Doctrine, Barack Obama, World News
Joe Cirincione

In Prague, in Cairo, and now in Moscow, we are witnessing the emergence of an Obama Doctrine. A world view guided by universal compliance with democratic norms and the rule of law; policies driven by the convergence of shared interests and responsibilities; and a statecraft that does not shirk from the application of military force when necessary but promotes America's interests with respect for other nations and the strength of joint enterprise.

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Pinocchio in Drag: Sarah Palin's Latest Lies

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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Geoffrey Dunn

Palin continues to maneuver herself, haphazardly as it may be, into a run for the presidency in 2012. Through it all she continues to delve in a disturbing duplicity, spewing lies and half-truths.

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Another Bush Legacy: The Coalition of the Weeding

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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Craig

I have adopted the Bush Doctrine. I am planning pre-emptive attacks against an adversary so insidious that it menaces not only my own home but threatens to destabilize my entire neighborhood.

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After the Nuke Test, the US and North Korea Should Keep Talking

Michael Roston | Posted 06.24.2009 | World

Read More: Bush Doctrine, Dprk, Axis of Evil, Non-Proliferation, President Obama, Nuclear Test, Agreed Framework, Diplomacy, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Plutonium, President Bush, Nuclear Bomb, North Korea, World News
Michael Roston

History is not on North Korea's side, and ensnaring the hermit state in negotiations establishes some possibility of reining in its behaviors.

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Blue Dog Democrats and Republican Triangulation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Gop, Mitch McConnell, Ann Coulter, Progressives, Afghanistan Occupation, Employee Free Choice Act, Conservatism, Obama Administration, Democratic Party, Economic Meltdown, Blue Doggery, Meghan McCain, U.S. Senate, Bush Doctrine, Triangulation, Laissez-Faire, Progressive Democrats, Grover Norquist, Capitalism, Republican Party, Blue Dog Democrats, Corporate Governance, Bretton Woods Accords, Evan Bayh, John McCain, North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, President Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Iraq Occupation, Congress, Efca, Triangulate, Blanche Lincoln, Blue Dogs, Republicans, Free Market, Alan Greenspan, William Kristol, Senate, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

We must not allow the Blue Dogs to slow down President Obama's momentum or water down the sweeping reforms the nation needs in these trying economic times.

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Foreign Affairs And The Bush Administration: A Catastrophe At Every Turn

Antiwar.com | By Doug Bandow | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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President George W. Bush has been using his last weeks in office making the case that he was not a disaster as president. There's not much else for hi...

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Bush Defends Pre-Emptive Strikes

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Preemptive War, Bush Doctrine, George W. Bush, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Iraq, West Point, Politics News

WEST POINT, N.Y. — President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his doctrine of pre-emptive war and warned that the United States must remain wi...

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Friday Talking Points [50] -- Can I Call You Joe?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I refuse to get too wrapped up in the question of who "won" the debate. In general, unless one candidate obviously self-destructs, this question is answered subjectively and personally. That's not to say I didn't think Biden did better. I did.

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The Best Medicine

Caroline Hirsch | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Bill Clinton, The Colbert Report, Seinfeld, Tony Blair, A Modest Proposal, Laughter, Merrill Lynch, Daily Show, Economic Collapse, Bush Doctrine, Jon Stewart, Lehman Brothers, Comedy Central, Aristophanes, Ancient Greeks, Jeff Ross, Jonathan Swift, Tina Fey, Dancing With the Stars, Sarah Palin Reaction, Colbert Report, Living News
Caroline Hirsch

As the economy collapses and political scandals keep flaring up like bad rashes, where should America turn for answers? What's going to keep us from falling apart? The answer: laughter.

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My Gal Pal Sarah and Me

Linda Kulman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bee Hive, Bush Doctrine, Blinking, Sarah Palin, Russia, Hockey Mom, Monroe Doctrine, Wasilla, Moose Pot Pie, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Linda Kulman

Mrs. Palin can practically see Russia from her house and, in an amazing coincidence, I can practically see the Swiss Embassy from mine.

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It's All About Hiding Palin

Steve Kettmann | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

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Steve Kettmann

McCain's scandalous gambit to politicize the nation's economic crisis with still more wild stunts this week sure looks like a last-ditch effort to keep Sarah Palin from being further exposed as a lightweight.

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More Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Please

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Her performance was so strong and so well focused that it would be foolish not to immediately send her out on the campaign trail and/or to as many television interviews as she can squeeze into her schedule.

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The Palin Doctrine: Why the Neocons Are So Excited

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Palin Doctrine, Bush Doctrine, Bill Kristol, Randy Scheunemann John McCain, Sarah Palin, Palin Neoconservatism, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Bush Doctrine Palin, Iraq, Palin Iraq, Palin Foreign Policy, Palin Neocon, Randy Scheunemann, Palin National Security, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Sarah Palin may not have known what the Bush Doctrine was, but we're getting a pretty good idea of what the Palin Doctrine is. And what is it going to look like? Let's just say, it's going to seem familiar.

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Time to Hold Bush's Feet to the Fire: Why the "Bush Doctrine" Flap Matters

Steve Kettmann | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Steve Kettmann

The notion that there's any serious doubt over the meaning of the Bush Doctrine is as credible as the notion that there is any serious doubt in the scientific community on the basic reality of global warming.

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Why are Conservatives Calling McCain Dumb?

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Eric Schmeltzer

So, seriously, if conservatives want to make this argument -- that John McCain is less worldly and understanding of recent history than Sarah Palin -- well, hey, let them keep making it.

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Jason Linkins

Media Helps Palin Cheat On Foreign Policy Test

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Via ThinkProgress, here's a video of various media types telling their viewers that it's totally okay that Sarah Palin doesn't know what the Bush Doct...

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You Want Real Change, America? Choose the Black Democrat, Not the Old White Republican and his Lying Huckabee-in-Drag!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Abc, Karl Rove, John McCain, Bush Doctrine, Mike Huckabee, Lipstick on a Pig, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Charles Gibson, Dick Cheney, McPalin, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

With the GOP's Darth Vader, Karl Rove, as their Shaman and strategic guru, McPalin is trying to convince voters that it is they, not the Democrats, who are the real agents of change.

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While Storm Clouds Gather, Obama Must Get Busier

Jackson Williams | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, John McCain, Economy, Rick Davis, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Iraq War, Mccain-Palin, Creationism, Bush Doctrine, John Kerry, New York Times, Washington Post, Hillary Clinton, American Idol, Global Warming, Politics News
Jackson Williams

Wailing about retro Palin's loony views on global warming or creationism will earn nods of approval in the fur-lined traps of Georgetown's elite salons. It will not, however, grab victory on November 4th.

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Don't Know Much About National Security

Lionel Beehner | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Doctrine, Russia, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Mccain Foreign Policy, Palin Bush Doctrine, National Security, Palin Russia, Mccain National Security, Palin Foreign Policy, Palin National Security, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

Her grasp of world affairs is so bad, so shallow, so slippery, every foreign service officer deployed overseas should be shaking in their boots.

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The Palin Interview: Twitter Goes Crazy

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.13.2008 | Media

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Go Charlie Gibson! Great interview of Sarah Palin last night — smart, pointed, and damn effective — it just shows what you can get out of ...

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Sarah Palin, The Bush Doctrine, and Why It's Smart To Be Dumb

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George H.W. Bush, Bush Doctrine, Charlie Gibson, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Hockey Moms, Joe Biden, Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tony Sachs

If Joe Biden had said this on national TV, the election would be over. But if Sarah doesn't know what the Bush Doctrine is, well, my goodness, neither do a lot of hardworking, God-fearing hockey moms.

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