Well, well it seems the Bush Doctrine of belligerent foreign
policy has not only been continued but “enhanced” by the Obama Administration. Now there are some in the international
playground with their undies in a bundle.
Angela Merkel is not happy that her personal, private phone calls have
been intercepted and monitored, nor are the presidents of Mexico
or Brazil .
This is the biggest foreign policy disaster since George
Bush’s spy plane was shot down over China
on April Fool’s Day 2001.
Bush’s in your
face foreign policy started with China ,
by announcing his decision to sell advanced anti-missile air defense systems to
Taiwan . The announcement served no military purpose
because the destroyers wouldn’t be ready until 2006, but Bush was appeasing the
extreme right of the Republican Party who were still fighting communism.
The systems didn’t even work; they failed every test that
Bush tried, even the one where they put a sensor on the nose of the dummy
missile to attract the anti-missile interceptor. But that didn’t matter they were going to
show how tough they were to China
and enrich the defense contractors to boot.
Well, during a saber rattling demonstration of their power,
Bush and Cheney decided to fly a spy plane over China . During this maneuver our spy plane flew into one
of two Chinese spy planes that were spying on our spy plane. A Chinese pilot was killed and our spy plane
was forced to land in Hainan , China
Bush’s immediate reaction was strident, demanding the US
pilots be released and the Chinese return our spy plane without boarding or
looking at it. (And he demanded the
pilots have their bibles.) The Chinese
pretty much laughed at Bush and told him he had to apologize first. They said he had to apologize and say pretty
please to get the spy plane back. Bush
hesitated so the Chinese said he had to say I’m sorry, pretty please with a
cherry on top can I have my spy plane?
After much squealing and bravado, Bush apologized and our
most sophisticated spy plane was completely dismantled by Chinese aeronautic scientists,
taking every bit of US technological advancements available. The plane was then boxed up and shipped to
Bush, C.O.D.
God what some dopes, and to think this administration is
even more stupid than that.
Let’s take a walk down memory lane. On May
20, 2013 Edward Snowden, a 29 year-old whistleblower who was
employed by CIA contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, fled to Hong Kong . Snowden had revealed classified information to
Guardian journalist, Glenn Greenwald,
about a massive international communication surveillance program being conducted
in secret by the NSA in the U.S.
When his story was revealed and that he was hiding in Hong
Kong , Snowden garnered the sympathy of people of the world. His act of civil disobedience in blowing the
whistle on the United States
government’s massive spying program made him a hero to citizens of the
world.
The Obama Administration immediately began demanding that Hong
Kong extradite Snowden to the US
to face espionage charges. In response, hundreds
of demonstrators took to Hong Kong ’s streets voicing
support for Snowden, calling for the arrest of Obama. Pro-Snowden demonstrations broke out around
the world.
Then the Obama Justice Department tried to legally extradite
Snowden but bungled their attempt. The extradition
request did not fully comply with Hong Kong law so
Snowden was free to leave. Hong
Kong also requested the U.S.
to clarify reports from Snowden that the NSA had hacked into computers in Hong
Kong violating the rights of their citizens.
So, from Hong Kong Snowden fled to Moscow
with the intention of flying to Cuba
and on to Venezuela .
But a pissed off Obama revoked Snowden’s Visa so he couldn’t travel and
demanded Russia
extradite Snowden. Well, we don’t have
an extradition treaty with Russia
and Snowden didn’t have a Russian Visa, so Snowden was stuck there. He began requesting asylum from any country.
While Snowden was stuck in Russia ,
Obama was all over the map, with “I don’t care about Snowden” to threats to any
country’s leader that would allow asylum.
At one point, Putin said “It is Like Shearing a Pig There’s Lots of
Squealing and Little Fleece”. In the end
Putin allowed Snowden to remain in Russia .
Now we find out Merkel’s phone has been tapped by the NSA
since 2002, under George W. Bush. Makes
you wonder what private information Bush was thinking about while meeting all
those world leaders. You wonder when
looking at his facial expressions and body language as he’s meeting foreign
leaders “what personal information did he have on them?”
So Edward Snowden is just the “Gift that Keeps on
Giving”. Makes you excited to see the
next chapter of this saga.
By Patricia Baeten
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