Comments on: Dude, where’s my exit strategy? Lieberman’s drive-by on Iran. http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/ Commentary, analysis, and reporting on US and international security. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:07:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Casual Friday III « Smart Tart http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Casual Friday III « Smart Tart Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:04:32 +0000 http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/#comment-48 [...] security blog. They write about serious issues like nuclear terrorism, global warming, and the Iran question (nice articles, guys). A gaggle of Nicholas Kristofs to my Maureen [...] [...] security blog. They write about serious issues like nuclear terrorism, global warming, and the Iran question (nice articles, guys). A gaggle of Nicholas Kristofs to my Maureen [...]

]]> By: Emilian Papadopoulos http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Emilian Papadopoulos Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:17:07 +0000 http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/#comment-46 thanks Max. I think Clark is right about needing to think seriously. but i'm not sure that escalation is always a bad thing. we need to engage iran diplomatically, but i wonder if there's a place for some "stick" in the strategy. "escalation" in one context could be "avoiding appeasement" in another, and there's i think a good point to be made that the longer the u.s. takes on really addressing iran, the worse off the situation is. the counterpoint, of course, is that iran is where it is now because the u.s. has applied bad pressure and didn't engage diplomatically, help out domestic moderates, etc. .. by that logic, taking a little time is on our side. thanks Max. I think Clark is right about needing to think seriously. but i’m not sure that escalation is always a bad thing. we need to engage iran diplomatically, but i wonder if there’s a place for some “stick” in the strategy. “escalation” in one context could be “avoiding appeasement” in another, and there’s i think a good point to be made that the longer the u.s. takes on really addressing iran, the worse off the situation is. the counterpoint, of course, is that iran is where it is now because the u.s. has applied bad pressure and didn’t engage diplomatically, help out domestic moderates, etc. .. by that logic, taking a little time is on our side.

]]> By: Max http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Max Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:56:36 +0000 http://www.roguelystated.com/2007/06/12/dude-wheres-my-exit-strategy-liebermans-drive-by-on-iran/#comment-45 Nice job, Emilian. Here's what Wesley Clarke recommends to Lieberman: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gen-wesley-clark/joe-lieberman-is-at-it-ag_b_51828.html "Only someone who never wore the uniform or thought seriously about national security would make threats at this point. What our soldiers need is responsible strategy, not a further escalation of tensions in the region. Senator Lieberman must act more responsibly and tone down his threat machine." Nice job, Emilian. Here’s what Wesley Clarke recommends to Lieberman: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gen-wesley-clark/joe-lieberman-is-at-it-ag_b_51828.html

“Only someone who never wore the uniform or thought seriously about national security would make threats at this point. What our soldiers need is responsible strategy, not a further escalation of tensions in the region. Senator Lieberman must act more responsibly and tone down his threat machine.”

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