VDH on Principals !!!

November 11, 2007
Dictators and Democrats Stick with principles — not personalities.
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online

I don’t think many Americans would argue that the answer for the sometimes lethargic, elected Karzai government in Afghanistan should be a coup by a Pashtun warlord and his battle-hardened lieutenants. Prime Minister Maliki and his elected government in Iraq are frequently criticized for being unwilling, or unable, to deal with Shiite militias. Should the U.S., then, look instead for an ex-Baathist to knock a few heads and declare martial law?

http://victorhanson.com/articles/hanson111107.html

Krauthammer on Democratic Denial ...

Denying Alliance
Democratic candidates love to attack Bush's foreign policy.
By Charles Krauthammer

When the Democratic presidential candidates pause from beating Hillary with a stick, they join in unison to pronounce the Democratic pieties, chief among which is that George Bush has left our alliances in ruins. As Clinton puts it, we have “alienated our friends,” must “rebuild our alliances” and “restore our standing in the world.” That’s mild. The others describe Bush as having a scorched-earth foreign policy that has left us reviled and isolated in the world.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MmU0NDZhMDUxOTBhMjdkMWUxZGRlZTFjYWQwYjc4MWI=

Kissinger on Post 911 World ...

Diplomacy in the Post-9/11 Era

"European governments are not able any more to ask their people for great sacrifices."
BY DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST

"Whoever the next president is, the new administration will be extremely disappointed if it believes that our relationships will mend because its leader has a different name. . . . Personal diplomacy and relationship-building, although important, are rarely the paramount drivers of global affairs. These are shaped importantly by the long-term national interest."

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010875