Obama’s “pivot to Asia” turned out to be a neo-containment policy toward China. The “reset” with Russia, declared after Obama appointed Hillary Clinton secretary of state, flopped and turned into the virulent animosity we now live with daily. ..…
Not afraid (as are most mainstream academic historians) to wade into the politically contentious present, Ridenour gives a solid account of the current era in which both the Obama and Trump administrations have deliberately increased tensions with Russia, from the coup in Ukraine..…
Obama’s approach drew more criticism after Russia launched its own military campaign in Syria, targeting Daesh positions upon a request from Damascus. . ..…
The leftists who look at the destruction wrought in Syria by an Assad regime backed by Russia and Iran and see only the threat of U.S. intervention are stuck in 2003. . They don't realize that Obama's imperial mandate has been to pull back from Bush's reckless drive toward regime change--and..…
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron say the settlement to Syrian crisis must involve Russia and Iran. London said on Sunday that US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron had agreed in conversation that the settlement of..…
because Russia has embarrassed and exposed fraudulent attitudes of United States, Obama feels he has to precipitate World War III, that appears to be what is taking place now, James Fetzer told Press TV on Saturday.. ..…
If US inaction hastens the arrival to power in France of reactionary anti-American demagogues like Marine Le Pen, the Obama administration will share some of the blame. US solidarity with Europe always matters but it matters especially now that Russia is challenging Europe’s eastern..…
I suspect that he may be holding out the prospect of a grand bargain in which Russia would help the United States against ISIS—for instance by not supplying to Syria the S300 missiles it has promised, thus in effect preserving US air domination—and Russia would be allowed to have its way in the “near..…
This entry was posted Uncategorized and tagged Benghazi, Foreign, GOP, Kiev, Obama, republicans, Russia, Ukraine. ..…
The crisis in Syria was very much on the minds of CFR members as they evaluated the Obama administration’s foreign policy. ... And on Russia, Obama gets mixed ratings (49% approve, 46% disapprove). . ..…
President Barack Obama answers questions at a press conference at Konstantinovsky Palace during the G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 6, 2013. ..…
Little-known and still less appreciated is the last-minute intervention of Russian President Vladimir Putin as deus ex machina rescuing Obama from the corner into which he had let himself be painted. . President Vladimir Putin of Russia welcomed President Barack Obama to the G20..…
Continue the tax cut that 95% of Americans got shortly after Obama took office. . ... The START nuclear treaty with Russia needs ratification. . Deficit reduction . ..…
Bush and Bill Clinton, every living Republican Secretary of State, our NATO allies, and the leadership of the military: ratify the New START Treaty with Russia. . President Obama’s Weekly Address Transcript And Captioned Video . . Captioned Video . . ..…