06-08-2009, 02:11 PM
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Maude
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 16,089
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Re: It's a good thing we stopped calling Korea the Axsis of Evil
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Originally Posted by PatsSB42
Agreeing with you. To his credit Obama has turned up the heat, now is considering black listing them and has toned down the diplomacy rhetoric in favor of his latest condemnation and sanctions declarations. Obama spoke of progress back in the six nation talks days but now sees that there was really no progress at all. As president Obama is talking differently than he did as a candidate....back when he and many dems thought the nice approach would win NK over.
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You bring up a very salient point. Obama is showing that he is not a dogmatist - - he is a pragmatist. So, yes, he can change his position if he sees that his earlier position was flawed. He will not blindly follow his position down a rabbit hole for fear of sounding "wishy-washy" or not perfect.
Look, I don't think the guy is perfect, but I see him as very competent, thorough, coldly calculating and he goes for the jugular without loudly giving away his intentions. In foreign policy, we need that kind of leadership after what we've been through the past 8 years.
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