gandalf, this is the part where reading comprehension comes in. I assumed that you would actually read the entire treatise and know what you were talking about, so I apologize for my assumption. In Bolton’s article, he laid out the facts, put them into context of history, analyzed Obama’s statements and policy plans, and then concluded by saying this:
John Bolton: “It is an article of faith for Obama, and many others on the left in the U.S. and abroad, that it is the United States that is mostly responsible for the world’s ills.”
So you can say that there is no fact in that statement, but you would still be wrong because he uses the whole article to lay out those facts and make that statement based on those facts. You complain about talking points and yet YOU are the one who uses those talking points and fail to dig deeper and see the facts and details for those “talking points.”
Here is one of those “facts” that Bolton got from Obama:
“Indeed, he [Obama] has gone even further, arguing that the lack of negotiations with Iran caused the threats: “And the fact that we have not talked to them means that they have been developing nuclear weapons, funding Hamas, funding Hezbollah.”
Fact. Obama said this. Obama sounds a lot like he is blaming the U.S. for the problems with Iran. It is a known fact that Obama is on the left
I only bolded Bolton’s conclusion because most people here would like to get to the gist of the post. Try reading the rest of the post. The substance is there. You just were unable or unwilling to read it.
You also assume (wrongly) that Bolton (and me for that matter) is questioning the loyalty or citizenship of certain Americans associated with the left. That is not in the article either. Remember, reading comprehension. He questions the IDEOLOGY and the assumptions made by the left and analyzes whether it would be conducive to the application of foreign policy, whether it be through negotiation, diplomacy, or military action.
Finally, I have no problem with disagreements. I make my case, I put down facts, and I let people decide. I don’t call people names just because I disagree with them, nor do I dismiss them and try to categorize them as “neocons” and “douchebags”.
(By the way, go to a psychology textbook and look up “projection.”).
I love America, I love everything about her and I would certainly put down my life on the line for her, but my willingness to do that is not germaine to this discussion.
