The president’s new budget proposal follows the classic conservative formula of increasing subsidies to the military-industrial complex (by allocating billions of dollars towards the war effort) while slashing domestic programs aimed at aiding middle and lower class Americans.
The president’s budget, much unlike his rhetoric, is the best indicator of administration beliefs and priorities. To that [...]
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70% of Iraqis favor U.S. withdrawal
Posted in Compassionate Conservatism, Igor Volsky Posts, Iraq, Media, U.S. Foreign Policy on November 22, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Democracy Now is reporting that “a new poll from WorldOpinion.org has found seven out of ten Iraqis want a US withdrawal within one year. Just ten percent favor the Bush administration’s stated policy to withdraw troops only as the security situation improves.” Thus, if we are to respect Iraqi democracy and national sovereignty we have [...]
US vetoes UN resolution condemning Israeli and Palestinian violence
Posted in Compassionate Conservatism, Igor Volsky Posts, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance on November 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The United States cast the only veto against a UN Security Council resolution “condemning the military operations being carried out by Israel…particular the attack that took place in Beit Hanoun” and “condemning also the firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel.” John Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, criticized the resolution for not “display[ing] [...]
Ortega, Nicaragua and America
Posted in Compassionate Conservatism, Igor Volsky Posts, U.S. Foreign Policy on November 10, 2006 | 2 Comments »
From USA Today:
Concern about leftist victories in Latin America has prompted President Bush to quietly grant a waiver that allows the United States to resume training militaries from 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The administration hopes the training will forge links with countries in the region and blunt a leftward trend. Daniel Ortega, a nemesis [...]
Posted in Compassionate Conservatism, Igor Volsky Posts, War-on-Terror on March 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Reagan, in the roots of terrorism
Posted in Compassionate Conservatism, Igor Volsky Posts, U.S. Foreign Policy, War-on-Terror on August 7, 2005 | 2 Comments »
President Bush, on 8/1/05, congratulating King Abdallah on assuming the Saudi throne:
“On behalf of the United States, I congratulate my friend, King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, on assuming the Saudi throne and the position of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. We wish Saudi Arabia peace and prosperity under his leadership. I have [...]
