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Why Kissinger Should Support Obama
During George W. Bush’s second term, realism has made a comeback. American foreign policy has undergone a difficult shift – from unilateralism to multilateralism, from a more ideological program to a more pragmatic one, from an overreliance on force to a more balanced array of approaches. It would be regrettable if America were now to unlearn those lessons.
There seems little risk of this happening under a President Obama, but what about in the case of a President McCain, who would not be a lame duck like Bush but a newly elected hawk? The hope is that McCain is cognizant of the Bush administration’s sins and would not repeat them – that he shares the administration’s belated understanding that American power, while great, is not unlimited. A pessimist would observe, however, that McCain’s response to the Georgia crisis was more bellicose than that of either Obama or Bush.
Neither presidential candidate would usher in an era of Kissingerian realism. In his three a.m. moments, however, the old man may admit to himself that his own candidate is less realistic than his opponent.
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any particular reason only one page out of three shows up?
Do it Kissinger! Switch support! I wouldn't blame ya... um, Just don't like behind you when you do.
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