Brian: I cannot find a single position that you’ve articulated above that I agree with as a conservative. Given that I never voted for Dubya and haven’t voted Republican since 1996, I’ll refer you back to my earlier comment regarding the dangers of equating conservatism with Republicanism. They are NOT the same and, when you gleefully discuss going after conservatives, well, uh, you’re not. You would seem to be attacking the Republicans under Dubya and the present GOP band of oppo guerrillas.
I’d also suggest you figure out the differences between liberals, Leftists and progressives, because, while you label yourself as a progressive, your stand on various political positions is wildly inconsistent with a mainline progressive stance.
Lastly, and as I attempted (unsuccessfully) to point out: My feelings about Russia and the threat Russia represents don’t have dick to do with my conservative beliefs. It also isn’t “nation building”, either. It has to do with the message our retreat on this position represents to Putin and his cohorts and, if you’ve been paying attention, Putin is most certainly making hay with this while the sun shines. Your focus on Iranian containment doesn’t really have anything to do with anything and represents something of an obdurate single-mindedness for someone who is supposedly so fleet of foot and flexible of mind.
