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The Biden Foreign Policy in Afghanistan, the Fallout

Big Red Car — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:40:36 +0000

I do not intend to discuss or critique the recent events in Afghanistan other than to say that it is clearly not the highpoint of America’s foreign policy which at this instant is entrusted to our current POTUS. When the current POTUS was running for the job, we were assured that one of the mitigating […]

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Gravitas — US Foreign Policy Gravitas

Big Red Car — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:55:20 +0000

Big Red Car here on an early Thursday morning. Hey, it’s Thursday and who doesn’t love Thursday? Let’s talk gravitas, shall we? [No, gravitas is not something you eat on a toasted bagel with capers and chopped onion. Sorry.] So, the Trump administration has begun to engage with the Russians. The first notable engagement was […]

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Feckless Foreign Policy

Big Red Car — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:57:38 +0000

Big Red Car here. Nice day in the ATX already. Cool mornings and hot afternoons. Lots of sun. So The Boss is talking to one of his political friends who has been in the game for a long, long, long time. The Boss, who is rarely accused of over listening, does a lot of listening […]

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Whither Crimea?

Big Red Car — Tue, 06 May 2014 12:52:48 +0000

On 9 May 2014, Russia celebrates its victory over Germany in the Second World War. It is a very important Russian victory celebration. President Vladimir Putin will be celebrating in the Crimea thereby closing the loop as to who owns Crimea. It is reported Vlad the Great intends to go shirtless and to show those […]

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Reality Check, Ya’ll

Big Red Car — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:20:15 +0000

Big Red Car here. Cold and nasty here in the ATX. Stuff happens but in the ATX? Not right. The front page of the world changes quickly. The Olympics dominates everything. And then what? Well, then we have to get back to reality. One of those realities is that the situation with Iran is not […]

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The Beclowning of American Foreign Policy

Big Red Car — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:36:37 +0000

Big Red Car here. The Boss is back home and the weather is a bit milder. No connection. Boss was in conversation with an old pal of his. Both interested in politics and got to talking about the sorry state of American foreign policy in the aftermath of the Syrian debacle. Don’t get a […]

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