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Posted by Dave on Wed Nov 12 17:10:57 2014, in response to Re: Best commentary On US Midterm Elections, From A Canadian!, posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed Nov 12 15:12:56 2014. Eleven years ago America conquered Iraq in a matter of weeks. Yet when Obama pulled our last troops out in 2011, there was little to show for all the lives lost and billions spent. The regime we left behind in Baghdad is barely friendly.The Egypt government ignores our complaints about human rights violations and buys lots of Russian weapons. In Syria, Assad was caught red-handed gassing his own people, an act that Obama had specifically warned would trigger American punishment. Yet this “red line” was crossed almost with impunity. The widespread impression in the Middle East is perceived abandonment. Iraq is friendlier with Iran than America. Iran backs militias and political parties in Iraq. It sends bullets and “advisers” to Syria via Iraqi airspace. It sponsors Iraqi Shia volunteers to fight American-supplied Sunni rebels in Syria. Rogue states will behave more roguishly if they doubt America’s will to stop them. And you think our sanctions are hurting Russia? Falling oil prices are having a deeper effect. Obama himself this spring said there are no guarantees that sanctions will change Putin’s thinking over Ukraine. The U.S. is not the leading global trading partner; China surpassed us in 2012. There are 124 countries that consider China their largest trading partner while only 76 have that relationship with the U.S. The increased rail traffic in the U.S. is due largely to transporting oil, fracking sand, and natural gas. Our improving economy also is contributing to increased rail traffic but our balance of trade deficit is widening again. |
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