And, as one moron to another …

National Journal:

Carter Security Adviser Gives Obama High Marks on Foreign Policy

Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, graded Obama’s foreign policy performance “somewhere between B-plus and A-minus,” lauding his achievements with Chinese and Russian relations but criticizing his failure to move forward on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

“It would be higher if he had moved more decisively on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, because he had a chance to do so. But admittedly, he was overwhelmed by domestic problems,” he said on CBS’s Face the Nation.

Brzezinski’s comments come as Republican Mitt Romney has madereference to Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidencyseveral times in recent weeks, trying to to draw parallels to the Obama administration.

Brzezinski said Obama had achieved much with his foreign policy, including “a reconnection with Europe,” “a more stable relationship with Russia,” and the draw-down in Afghanistan.

Well….

Russia threatens to strike NATO missile defense sites

Russia’s most senior military officer said Thursday that Moscow would preemptively strike and destroy U.S.-ledNATOmissile defense sites in Eastern Europe if talks with Washington about the system continue to stall.

“A decision to use destructive force preemptively will be taken if the situation worsens,” Russian Chief of General StaffNikolai Makarovsaid

and …

Afghan soldier kills US marine in latest attacks against foreign troops

An Afghan soldier killed one US marine and wounded another before being shot to death in return fire in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of attacks against foreigners blamed on government forces within their own ranks.

Taliban kill 14 Pakistani troops, string up heads

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Taliban fighters killed 14 Pakistani soldiers in a key militant sanctuary along the Afghan border, beheaded all but one of them and hung two of the heads from wooden poles in the center of town, officials said Monday.

UPCOMING ON THIS COURSE …..

Of course, the national security adviser was in that role when the Islamic Republic of Iran was born, the rescue was incompetently handled, and the USSR invaded Afghanistan with us having no warning, stationed troops in Cuba unopposed, and we had the famous F-15 deterrence patrol over KSA with announced armament of no bullets and no missiles.