Posted on 06/28/2023 9:06:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Did you hear Robert F Kennedy, Jr’s recent foreign policy speech? It is embedded at the end of this essay, a 30-minute video. It was a very hopeful speech in the old-time peacenik way. He frequently invokes his president uncle, which is both useful and perhaps overdone. As a candidate, he ought to incorporate ideas into his own policy recommendations. But I’m not here to give him political advice. Apparently, he wants to bring back the 1960s Democrat coalition.
Starting with an anecdote about the Kennedy White House, and JFKs recognition of the dangers of nuclear fallout and what JFK did to try to minimize global damage (make a treaty before he told the State Department), he transitioned to a plea to understand the context of Russia’s current concerns regarding the West’s promise not to push NATO east. Fair enough, but he neglects to say that the war Russia started was begun only after America’s leadership went completely insane.
Nevertheless, he says that "... we would never tolerate..." Russia surrounding us as NATO has surrounded Russia. That's probably true, but why are we tolerating China surrounding us by moving into Cuba, Central and South America, not to mention Canada, even setting up police stations in American cities and indoctrination “institutes" in our universities? He doesn’t mention this either.
Unfortunately, the second part of his speech was a variation on kum-bah-yah, just-give-peace-a-chance, neglecting to acknowledge that the leaders of other powers may not be as gently introspective as he secretly thinks they may be. Now see if you can shoehorn the Ayatollah, or the Taliban, or the slave-holder Xi, or any number of others into that peaceful description.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The answer is: back to Teddy Roosevelt's “speak softly but carry a big stick.” This does not mean that we should be an international bully. But, then that's a Democrat penchant, too, as their cancel culture proves.
Then he goes into some "despairing people" stuff, reminiscent of Carter’s ‘malaise,’ decrying the fact that America is so divided (which he neglects to say was caused by Marxist-inspired wokeism, that is to say Democrat-inspired wokeism, as taught in our schools for generations through subversive, psychobabble pushing, hate-America-first education).
Nothing matters more than RFK’s rippling muscles. Recall all of the babbling fuss about Paul Ryan’s physique.
How about his uncle’s all-time record tax cut?
For the record,€2,500 is around $2,740.18 USD at the current rate of exchange. But more importantly, 1000 meters is just shy of 3281 feet.
That’s a fairly big plot of real estate. And since governments don’t reverse policies, especially those that give it power, those zones are liable to increase long before they decrease or disappear entirely. And as has been made crystal clear in the States, Leftists would rather see an entire country burn before ceding anything to anyone.
I suspect that Robert Kennedy’s reason for invoking his uncle’s foreign policy is, he believes (as I do) that John Kennedy was the last Democrat president with any type of coherent foreign policy. You know, one that did not involve the use of American troops.
Johnson: Vietnam
Carter: Iran
Clinton: Bosnia
Obama: Iraq
Biden: Afghanistan
This is not in any way to suggest the Republicans have done much better.
Yep. And endorsed judge Katanji Jumanji Brown and force FoxNews to dutifully call Dylan Mulvaney "she".
I don’t remember JFK endorsing Castro!
RFK Jr endorsed the Castro wannabe Hugo Chavez & his successor Maduro.
Good strategy on his part to bring up Uncle JFK, got to keep them fantasizing about Camelot!
“RFK Jr endorsed the Castro wannabe Hugo Chavez & his successor Maduro.”
Amazing how many here admire this left-wing nut.
On TR, malaise, wokeism and peace dividends, as I see it, all that is well and good shorthand for past times and past policies. What we have now is a new and different beast - more like a coven of vampires that have captured the Dept. of State, DOD, DOJ, CIA. FBI, etc. They all feed upon a federal cow dependent upon an unconstitutional tumorous growth in tax and spend and commerce power that has now matured following a disastrous 1930’s Supreme Court, e.g. US v Butler and Wickard v Fillburn, etc.
.y sole test in deciding who to vote for to hold federal office is which candidate is more likely to take a wrecking ball to federal power. Kennedy sounds good, but he will be eaten alive in my estimation. I hope he gets the nomination and the debate will be be about wrecking balls.
Tupelo wrote: “I suspect that Robert Kennedy’s reason for invoking his uncle’s foreign policy is, he believes (as I do) that John Kennedy was the last Democrat president with any type of coherent foreign policy. You know, one that did not involve the use of American troops.”
“In May 1961, JFK authorized sending an additional 500 Special Forces troops and military advisors to assist the pro Western government of South Vietnam. By the end of 1962, there were approximately 11,000 military advisors in South Vietnam; that year, 53 military personnel had been killed. The president would soon send additional military advisors to support the South Vietnamese Army. By the end of 1963, the numbers had risen to 16,000. “
For the reconrd, JFK was assinated on 22 Nov 1963.
Given today’s choices. It really isn’t all that amazing.
If he can weaken the Rat Party’s nominee (whoever he/she/it might be) then he’s OK in my book.
” Kennedy sounds good,”
Kennedy is a left-wing authoritarian global-warming ambulance chasing nut that would destroy the US if allowed to.
Well despite that the whole country can’t think how TexasGator thinks. I know that’s difficult for a blowhard to accept. Maybe there’s value in compromise for the sake of the survival of the country. RFK Jr seems to represent the best moderate that won’t piss off and alienate entirely the other side for both sides. Nobody is completely happy. That’s how compromise works.
..or would you rather start taking pot shots at F16s?
Somebody will get the Democrat nomination, so Kennedy or Biden?
“OTOH, he is against the vax,”
He blames the 1918 flu on the vax. Whatever lines his pockets.
The guy is a total conspiracist.
“he’s for a strong border and against illegal immigration,”
Not a peep till he started the fight against Biden.
” and he’s against the U.S. getting involved in global conflicts.”
See above. Full campaign mode.
“RFK Jr seems to represent the best moderate “
Moderate? ROTFLMAO! He sure has you fooled!
“Somebody will get the Democrat nomination, so Kennedy or Biden?”
I am registered republican. I have no say.
Doesn't matter. Do you think Congress will pass different laws depending on which one is in the White House? (Ditto Harris, Newsom, Fetterman, Unameit.) Do you think the bureaucracy will act differently if Kennedy is Prez instead of Biden?
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