Barack Obama’s foreign policy

06/27/2007

Article analyzes Obama's statements to various groups and concludes that Obama would continue a bi-partisan, interventionist foreign policy that will continue to foster anti-Americanism and anti-western terrorism. Author observes, "When you stick your hand in a hornet's nest, you may get stung. Perhaps the action is worth the possible consequence, but don't pretend that the sticking of the hand into the nest had nothing to do with the stinging! The hornets didn't choose to sting someone minding his own business simply because they "hate freedom."" Obama believes in "maintaining a strong foreign policy, pursuing our enemies, and promoting our values around the world." In other words, he believes in sticking our hand into the hornets' nest.

Read the entire article for a sense of why little good can come from this interventionism:
http://www.counterpunch.org/taylor06232007.html


- Bill Rood