The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

Our current foreign policy is a clown-show, and it is a direct result of the influence of the Obama minions who seem to be running most of our government. There is no coherent plan, no overarching goal...it is simply a cascade of short-term decisions based on a chaotic mix of post-modern victim politics, the needs of their domestic political allies, and an underlying sense that whatever America does is fundamentally flawed.

America as the world's policeman is untenable, and has cost us untold trillions of our treasure, untold thousands of our young men, and perhaps the soul of the nation as the grift and graft became the real reason for military adventures across the world.

But there are some that make sense, and maintaining a presence where significant Islamist organizations are based makes a certain amount of sense. And yes, those situations are ripe for abuse, and a ready-made flashpoint for a war of convenience for political needs. But choosing our battles is important, and Niger seems to be a good place...except that we ceded the space to the Russians!

Biden-Harris Regime Throws in the Towel in Niger, Abandons Military Base.

Following a military coup in July of 2023, a pro-Russian military junta took over Niger, ousting the Western-backed president. The National Pulse reported that neighboring nations and the Biden-Harris government in the U.S. initially threatened to intervene and restore the country's former leader. However, by April of this year, Russian forces had begun to move in, with Biden conceding to the junta and announcing a withdrawal of U.S. troops.

But why are we confronting Russia on its border with Ukraine while simultaneously running away in a strategically important area thousands of miles from Russia? Because we do not have a geopolitical philosophy that guides our actions, so these decisions are based on an insane, short-term set of decisions that when seen over a period of years make no sense...unless the ultimate goal is the degradation of American power.

How else to explain our cozying up to Iran, while Iranian proxies do their damnedest to kill Americans and our allies?

US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say

An attack on American military personnel should be treated as an attack on America. The response should be overwhelming, and the supporters of those who attacked us should be treated like enemies. But we treat Iran as if they are completely separate from their foreign policy, which is simple and direct: kill Americans and Israelis whenever and wherever they can.

Western analysis of the assassination of Haniyeh by Israel suggests that Iran will attack Israel in the short term, probably with a combination of ballistic missiles, drones, and cruise missiles. An appropriate response would be strategic bombing of Iranian missile bases by the United States, Israel and perhaps other Western countries before they launch. After all, Iran is the ultimate antagonist in the Middle East, controlling Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and a host of other groups whose only function seems to be the disruption of the West. That is evidence enough that Iran is the problem, and playing a proportionate response game simply emboldens them. And wasting expensive anti-missile systems while exposing how they work, when there is a better and more effective response available is an example of the lack of a coherent geopolitical philosophy.

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter]

posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

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