Friday, September 12, 2008

What is the Bush Doctrine?

Who first espoused it? The only definition I've read is in N. Podhoretz's WWIV. I doubt seriously GW could articulate it (and I acknowledge the potential humor here).

H/t: Dennis Prager (audio).
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7 comments:

Michael said...

Fair question? Yep. LJ asked me it bf I saw the interview. I mumbled something about pre-emption, which was wrong, but was at least in the neighborhood. Haven't seen the interview, but did she say she didn't know or give a bad answer?

I'll ask again: Josh and Steph still calling fraud?

September 12, 2008 at 7:04:00 PM CDT
Stephanie said...

Fraud re what?

September 12, 2008 at 7:06:00 PM CDT
Stephanie said...

Of course it was a fair question. It's the most important foreign policy issue of our generation: must a threat be imminent to us or an ally before it's appropriate to overthrow another country's government. Bush answered "no" (that's the Bush Doctrine); some of us found that appalling. BTW, if she wanted to sort out a more nuanced definition of what the Bush Doctrine was, that'd be fine. But she demonstrated she had no idea what he was talking about.

September 12, 2008 at 7:15:00 PM CDT
Scooter said...

I agree that Stephanie's comment is the perception of the policy ...just don't know that the administration has ever really articulated that.

Do agree that it was Gov. Palin's weakest moment in the clips I've managed to see/hear so far. Just not convinced anybody cares given the lack of a "consensus" definition.

September 12, 2008 at 7:24:00 PM CDT
Michael said...

Steph and Josh said the interview would be a fraud.

September 13, 2008 at 10:38:00 AM CDT
Michael said...

"We'll have about 6 weeks from the time she does the Charlie Gibson farce-of-an-interview until election day"

September 13, 2008 at 10:40:00 AM CDT
Stephanie said...

WAsn't a fraud, although I wanted to hear about Todd's membership in secessionist party.

September 13, 2008 at 1:09:00 PM CDT

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