MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Why Humanitarian Interventionists Get Syria Wrong
By EmmaZahn on Sun, 09/08/2013 - 5:46pm |
President Obama finds himself in the biggest and ugliest public mess of his career, with a total policy meltdown playing out on the front pages and cable TV studios of the world. It is like a slow motion Bay of Pigs, unrolling at an agonizing, prestige wrecking pace from day to day and week to week. It is almost impossible to defend whatever policy he actually has in mind at this point, yet the consequences of a congressional vote that opposes him are grave.
We’re hoping the Good Foreign Policy Fairy comes along and waves her magic wand over this Syria mess and somehow helps the administration avoid the disaster it has struggled so hard to produce. Otherwise, it’s hard to see anything good coming out of this epic policy meltdown beyond, perhaps, a useful reminder to future presidents that the Constitution does place limits on executive power, and that regular consultation with Congress about important foreign policy problems is probably a good idea.
If there really is a special providence for drunks, fools and the United States of America, this would be an excellent time for it to put in an appearance.
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Comments
Honestly, I don't see how you get to the Bay of Pigs analogy or your general conclusion.
by Peter Schwartz on Mon, 09/09/2013 - 1:52pm
Ask Mead. It's his musings, not mine. Your comment would make more sense there. Just follow the link to his original post.
by EmmaZahn on Mon, 09/09/2013 - 7:35pm