I think that abandoning the cold war mentality, for these people, also means abandoning the idea of unilateral superpower rule -- the policy statement on diplomacy makes it clear that they want to work with other countries.
Anti-nuclear proliferation seems to be a bigger issue -- it's going to be tough to put that genie back in the bottle anywhere, though, and Obama/Biden aren't talking about attacking Iran, thank goodness.
I think that the division of Iraq is metaphorical at best with the politicians worried about how the nascent state is going to ensure protection of civil rights in the regions for religious and cultural minorities -- again, reading the platform policy statements and Obama's other words on Iraq make it clear that he's looking to work with the Iraqis so that they can take over and he can withdraw helpfully.
I wish the war on terror had never started: it was stupid! I especially wish that no one had falsely extended that into Iraq, where NONE of this had ever occurred, despite the other abuses of Saddam Hussein's regime, no one could indict them in those attacks. However, now that Afghanistan has been a focus for the western alliance (including Canada) for these many years, but without sufficient support, I'm glad to hear that someone is saying "give them infrastructure, help them rebuild, help them to have something to offer that's countering the Taliban" when it comes to policies with Afghanistan.
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Date: 2008-10-03 04:20 pm (UTC)Anti-nuclear proliferation seems to be a bigger issue -- it's going to be tough to put that genie back in the bottle anywhere, though, and Obama/Biden aren't talking about attacking Iran, thank goodness.
I think that the division of Iraq is metaphorical at best with the politicians worried about how the nascent state is going to ensure protection of civil rights in the regions for religious and cultural minorities -- again, reading the platform policy statements and Obama's other words on Iraq make it clear that he's looking to work with the Iraqis so that they can take over and he can withdraw helpfully.
I wish the war on terror had never started: it was stupid! I especially wish that no one had falsely extended that into Iraq, where NONE of this had ever occurred, despite the other abuses of Saddam Hussein's regime, no one could indict them in those attacks. However, now that Afghanistan has been a focus for the western alliance (including Canada) for these many years, but without sufficient support, I'm glad to hear that someone is saying "give them infrastructure, help them rebuild, help them to have something to offer that's countering the Taliban" when it comes to policies with Afghanistan.