Obama Foreign Policy

Obama's Ideas on Foreign Policy Lack Luster

Lionel Beehner | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

On foreign policy, Obama appears to have no new ideas. He is partially recycling his past eureka moments, while partially aping some of the Bush administration's recent successes.

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Why The Candidates Shouldn't Care What Kissinger Thinks

Lionel Beehner | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

It would seem only in the field of foreign policy can people be so utterly wrong all the time yet still retain their jobs and endowed chairs and still be courted by presidential candidates.

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I'm Not Naïve Senator: You're Just Wrong

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

It is McCain whose world view is characterized by naivete. He still sees the world largely in black and white with no real ability or willingness to see shades of gray.

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A Breakthrough Night for Obama

Madeleine Albright | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine Albright

Tonight was a breakthrough for Obama, who showed himself truly ready to be president. He responded knowledgeably, thoughtfully and confidently to the toughest questions on the economy, Iraq, and terror.

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Tonight's Debate: What Vets Are Looking For

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

Will the candidates (and the moderator) note the difference between "tactical" success of the surge, versus the overall strategic goal of the surge, and whether that was a success?

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Sam Stein

Obama Launches Ad Touting His Support Among Veterans

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama is out with a new campaign ad that includes a cadre of veterans -- including 2006 congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth -- vouching for...

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Friday's Debate: Commander-in-Chief Test for McCain & Obama

Rand Beers | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Rand Beers

Sen. Obama must show that he can hold his own with the Senate veteran and that he is ready to be Commander-in-Chief. This debate matters more than most.

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McCain's Foreign Policy Is As Bankrupt As Wall Street

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Right at the outset of his debate with McCain Friday, Obama should go on the offense and point out the ludicrousness of taking on further military commitments abroad when the U.S. economy is imploding.

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Calling All Policy Gurus

Amanda Michel | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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Amanda Michel

We are tired of talking so much about lipstick and lapel pins. At OffTheBus - HuffPost's citizen-produced election coverage site - we are devoting the...

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Sam Stein

Graham: I Dread The Day Obama Becomes President

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.31.2008 | Politics

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Tasked with defending Sarah Palin's foreign policy credentials as a vice presidential nominee, Sen. Lindsey Graham instead launched a vicious attack a...

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Why Did Obama Barely Mention Foreign Policy?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

Yes, Obama is a better alternative than McCain, who seems hellbent on restoring a cold war with Russia, but he gives so few specifics that I question what he would do as commander in chief.

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Joe Knows National Security

Joe Cirincione | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

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Joe Cirincione

If George Bush had listened to Joe Biden instead of Donald Rumsfeld, the history of the past seven years would have been very different. We might have prevented 9/11.

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Is Biden Ready For The Big Game?

Tom Douglas | Posted 08.25.2008 | Home

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Tom Douglas

Tim Kaine seemed like a no-brainer, but Obama is the Jordan on this team. He needs role players. It remains to be seen whether Biden is more like a Luc Longley or a Steve Kerr.

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How Biden's Foreign Policy Experience Supplements Obama's Climate Policy

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 08.25.2008 | Green

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Jeremy Jacquot

As things stand, the single biggest obstacle to effective climate change mitigation is the lack of a comprehensive, international accord.

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McCain, Not Obama, Picked VP Biden

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Biden is on the ticket soley to parry McCain's hit point that Obama is a greenhorn on foreign policy and national security. Time will tell whether Biden will be much good in doing that.

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Sam Stein

Obama Gets Surge Support From Kerry And Feingold

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics

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Two of the Senate's most prominent war critics took to the defense of Barack Obama among withering criticism that his opposition to the surge was driv...

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Sam Stein

Obama Accuses McCain Of Hiding Behind The Surge

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

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Continuing the campaign battles over issues of war and patriotism, Barack Obama accused John McCain of using the successes of the surge to hide the fa...

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Obama: The Change Candidate Abroad, Too

Paul Hunt | Posted 08.13.2008 | Home

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Paul Hunt

Obama's candidacy has generated effective grassroots initiatives in the States and it might well do the same on this side of the Atlantic, which would be a major change in many European states.

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Obama's Vacation Assignment: Prepping to Make the Case that McCain Isn't "Ready to Lead" on National Security

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

Voters trust McCain on the war on terror; Obama needs to show them every day why they shouldn't.

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Another "Bright Shining Lie"

Noel Koch | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Noel Koch

It is a sorrow to hear McCain accusing Obama of dishonoring the sacrifices of American soldiers by calling for their withdrawal from a conflict promoted, as was Vietnam, by deceiving the American people.

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Sam Stein

Afghan Ambassador Trumpets Obama Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States trumpeted major portions of Barack Obama's approach towards his country on Tuesday, marking the second t...

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Does "Pro-Israel" Mean Anything?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

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MJ Rosenberg

Supporting the status quo on Israel is the path of least resistance. It is easy and risk-free. But it only adds to Israel's security problems -- and America's declining strategic position in the Middle East.

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Obama And The Wall

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Jamal Dajani

During my recent travels to the Middle East, I found that although Obama fairs much better than his rival, early enthusiasm for his candidacy has been replaced by skepticism.

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Teflon Gets Toxic When It Heats Up

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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Karen Kisslinger

The term Teflon John has been used to refer to the guy who just seems to float on down the campaign river after making mistakes that might topple, upset or even sink any other ship.

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Obama Forces Flip-Flops to Paralyze McCain

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Michael Carmichael

Three days into his international fact-finding mission, Obama had polished his foreign policy credentials considerably, and it did not take long for the effects of his bold initiatives to start hitting D.C.

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