- It seems that the Obama Doctrine is basically strictly non-interventionist, informed by 60s/70s romanticization of "peasant warriors" leading "people's revolts;" in this context, any entry by the First World Oppressor America taints the authenticity and righteousness of the cause.
- Of the three major revolutions which occurred slowly enough that the US could have intervened in some small way (I exclude Tunisia as having occurred too quickly), it can't be helped but be noted that the Obama Administration actively supported the anti-American (and therefore "authentic") Mullahs in Iran, eventually turned against the US ally Mubarak and begin making very foolish, very confident-sounding pronouncements that they had solid information he was about to be deposed, and is very hesitant to aid the rebels against another anti-American tyrant.
- The lesson seems to be that if you like your tyranny, you can keep your tyranny, so long as your tyranny is anti-American. If you're a friend to America -- watch out. What incentives this "doctrine" is intended to create, I don't know.
All of us, every single man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth were born with the same unalienable rights; to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And, if the governments of the world can't get that through their thick skulls, then, regime change will be necessary.
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
The Obama Doctrine
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