AP: Sen. Kerry Blasts U.S. Foreign Policy

[Eugene]

Sen. Kerry Blasts U.S. Foreign Policy
Sen. Kerry Says Bush Has Failed to Adequately
Address a Number of Foreign Policy Issues

By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER

DAVOS, Switzerland Jan 27, 2007 (AP)— Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry slammed
the foreign policy of the Bush administration on Saturday, saying it has caused
the United States to become "a sort of international pariah."

The statement came as the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee responded to a
question about whether the U.S. government had failed to adequately engage Iran's
government before the election of hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005.

Kerry said the Bush administration has failed to adequately address a number
of foreign policy issues.

"When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow
in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own
rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy,"
Kerry said.

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Full article: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2828416

[rodeodance]

1. we do not listen to science and we 'shock and awe em" !!

[rodeodance]

2. .......the "unfortunate habit" of Americans to see..........

Kerry said the government needs to use diplomacy to improve national security.

"We need to do a better job of protecting our interests, because after all, that's what diplomacy is about," he said. "But you have to do it in a context of the reality, not your lens but the reality of those other cultures and histories."

Kerry criticized what he called the "unfortunate habit" of Americans to see the world "exclusively through an American lens."

[PATRICK]

3. Should I say it?

It seems to me we are watching coordinated counter plan against Bush pursuing his Iraq/Iran beeligerence.
If NOT it might as well be. Edwards in Israel easing a wedge in war hysteria and proposing Israel join NATO. Sort of kamikaze for his presidential chances and a big shift away from his domestic emphasis. As candidate he seems to be establishing himself, as a democrat he might be an emissary. Pelosi and other big names in Iraq gathering direct information for a prestigious opposition to the war. Conyers wedding- at this time- the Plame trial to Senate investigations. Kerry stepping down as candidate and whirling about to make a tremendous over-all policy statement bebfore the spotlight fades. And he has nothing to gain as a "contender".

Numerous other signs of enjoining, preparing, fighting the props and propaganda. Of course, I, we, have been wrong before. And rough beast Bushco slouches on to the push buttons.

For Hillary, whose candidacy is actually built on a house of sand, now would be a good time to more directly cut to the chase and throw down the gauntlet to the presss: that this war was pre-planned and inevitable in Bushco's mind and all actions intentional or not(need not be proved at this time) have obliterated all other "options" and enhanced the inevitability while totally isolating Amemrica from the facts and the rest of the world. Challenge this Iranian "hit" directly and win a real base for the presidency. There has to be a risk somewhere. This is the best place to start.

For the Congress, once these things have been done. Move immensely and rapidly and as directly as possilbe to end the ineivtability of war against a nation that is no present threat and no future threat save by menace of our open aggression. Bring the maggot press out from under their logs where they have been hiding since Iraq made them only murderous liars and try to repeat the soft lies stridently spittled out against the cameras and Bush pal radio corpse-orations microphones.

Impeachment is minimal, resignation is on the table. Standing down on imminent war or escalation is absolute. Bush the Inadequate must at least have his tools taken away, his teeth, his brains, the hand inside his hollow crowned sockpuppet.

Should we hope there is a "surge" of real action by Democrats and many concerned? Or, like the victims and manipulators and the vulture exploiters hovering directluy over the ME, are they jst playing the hapless noble game until it just happens? As has been the signatory permissiveness of submissive Dems seeking to become the discredited caretakers of disgraced and impotent myths of "America"?

[ginnyinWI]

4. Kerry unleashed! He's only getting warmed up.

I think a big part of his thinking about not running for president in '08 was exactly for this reason. He said as much in his floor speech the other day. He can speak out and work toward ending the violence in Iraq without being seen as acting for political reasons. This will give his words much more credibility.

[digno dave]

7. unfortunate rhetoric...muscle head strikes again

Again, Kerry can't formulate a criticism of dubya without impugning the whole country. And he appeases a bigoted, holocaust denying gay basher in the process.

Kerry stated “So we have a crisis of confidence in the Middle East — in the world, really. I’ve never seen our country as isolated, as much as a sort of international pariah for a number of reasons as it is today."
Kerry criticized what he called the “unfortunate habit” of Americans to see the world “exclusively through an American lens.”

For one, he should have said Bush's policies and actions have caused us to become a pariah...not claiming that we are one just as a matter of fact. Again, he seems more concerned with slamming the american people than the decider in charge. Then he signed an autograph for Khatami, the former Iranian president who was in attendance.
Nice work, once again, Mr. wind surfer. Can we please replace the likes of these democrats with the likes of the Webbs, Testers and Obamas of the party. Please.

[karynnj]

14. you did not read Kerry's remarks - because they were

not covered. Kerry did not appease Iran's president, whose comments both he and Teresa condemned before anyone in the Bush administration did. The best source I know of was someone who - many of us in the Kerry group - know personally - she watched the panel on European TV (yeah, they covered it).

Why would you use Fox news as a source, without questioning it. Kerry is an extremely good diplomat and he actually did refer in some cases to the Bush administration. He pushed Iran to abandon their nuclear enrichment program. Kerry is the Chair of teh SFRC subcommittee that covers the middle east - and he knows more about diplomacy than Webb, Tester or Obama.

The former Iranian President was from the moderate pro-democracy party - you know, the people we should have supported more. If there is anyone we you be speaking to in Iran, it is this guy. Or, do you prefer the Bush policy of not speaking to people we don't like? As to autograph, if he actually asked for an autograph - should Kerry have rudely told him no? It seems more likely he asked Kerry for a contact number or a reference to something he said. I seriously can't see him asking for an autograph.

It's pretty sad that you would join the ranks of Russ Limbaugh and Fox News against the last nominee of the party. It might also be good to actually let Tester and Webb complete a whole month as Senator before deciding they are perfect.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

10. Maybe he could become a big player in ending the war.

...then Americans will DEMAND :) he'd run for president.

[emulatorloo]

5. kick and rec n/t

[_dynamicdems]

6. He's right.

Our foreign policy sucks. This administration is ethnocentric, paranoid, hostile and agressive toward other nations. They have refused to join the international community on environmental and social issues of global concern. And Bush's idea of diplomacy is bullying and badgering our alies and ignoring and making enemies out of any country that has the audacity to disagree with us.

[roamer65]

8. He's right and I'll go further.

The US is the biggest roadblock to world peace and justice. The faster our empire falls, the better for the rest of world's people.

[digno dave]

9. damn straight

a world with China as the sole superpower appeals to me in a way i would never have imagined.

[kybob]

13. how so???

what advantage would China offer the world as sole super power?

[rodeodance]

11. Thanks John----Fox was dissing you again---speaking on foreign soil

---oh nasty nasty.

[goforit]

12. Yes, this is what Kerry should be doing 24/7. Hats off to you bud.