tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952627.post6200117995872415679..comments2023-10-26T04:34:36.303-07:00Comments on Middle Earth Journal: A Case for Susan RiceRon Beasleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04442030471061531104noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952627.post-62937564539750306902012-12-04T07:15:15.850-08:002012-12-04T07:15:15.850-08:00I count myself in the same club. But this makes me...I count myself in the same club. But this makes me think twice.<br /><br />http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/12/03/the_unfortunate_rise_of_retrenchment_chic?wpisrc=fp_ipad<br /><br />In the same way that non-intervention in the Rwandan genocide left a lot of diplomatic scar tissue, Assad's chemical weapons may present a similar scenario. Tough call. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952627.post-7653694535586077272012-12-03T20:40:08.350-08:002012-12-03T20:40:08.350-08:00I would be counted among them BJ. Our so called &...I would be counted among them BJ. Our so called "humanitarian interventions" are responsible for many if not most of our current foreign policy and budget problems. The "humanitarian" thing to do is usually to mind our own business. Unfortunately a lot of people make a lot of money intervening. Ron Beasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442030471061531104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952627.post-56852957442290074792012-12-03T20:21:07.049-08:002012-12-03T20:21:07.049-08:00"inclined towards humanitarian intervention&q..."inclined towards humanitarian intervention"? I can think of a few folks who will think that counts as a reason to not appoint her.BJ Bjornsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974279375101372134noreply@blogger.com