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Bin-Lâdin, Fucking Dead.

The Gormogons Posted on May 2, 2011 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

So, here’s some reaction: this is potentially a propaganda coup of the first order. Operationally, it may or may not be meaningful. Remember, as we’ve mentioned, part of the reason our enemies in this war are so fanatical is that … Continue reading →

Posted in al-Qâ’ida, Diplomacy, Evil, Islamic Terror, Jihad, Osama bin-Laden, People Who Need Killin', U.S. Navy

Perfidy?

The Gormogons Posted on February 5, 2011 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

If this is so, no other word leaps to mind. Not having read the cables in question, one doesn’t know if the British press is exaggerating, but if we actually traded UK national-security information to the Russians in exchange for … Continue reading →

Posted in Arms Control, Diplomacy, Evil, Nukes, Russia, The Obama Amateur Hour, United Kingdom

Mark Helprin: Are we staggering into disaster in the Pacific?

The Gormogons Posted on August 18, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Lurking about the presidency in the guise of secretary of state, America’s chief diplomat has embarked upon a mistake that someday may rival Dean Acheson’s exclusion of Korea from the Pacific defense area, or April Glaspie’s muddled words to Saddam … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Diplomacy, F-22, Hillary Clinton, Mark Helprin, U.S. Navy, USAF

Bad Rachael good!

The Gormogons Posted on February 15, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 15, 2010

The parallelism, excellent! We’ll pull out of Iraq, soon and responsibly (is there any other way?); also, we’ll close our eyes and click our heels together three times and wish upon a star over and over again until Israelis and … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Burma (not "Myanmar" dammit), China, Cuba, Diplomacy, Iran, Islam, Israel, The Obama Amateur Hour

Iran keepin’ the pimp hand strong.

The Gormogons Posted on September 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 15, 2009

Unfortunately on us. Prince Mikey G writes: Every time we try and capitulate, they slap us around some more. What fresh hell is this? Oh, well, Ahmadî-Nezhâd’s press advisor is claiming that we were offering to sell them some Boeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Iran, Supplication Slapped Down, The Obama Amateur Hour

So maybe this is what Vlad got from Barry O…

The Gormogons Posted on July 23, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 23, 2009

…in return for his grin-and-grip and missile deal (where we accepted reductions in missiles they were going to retire anyway as in their favor). Biden to Georgia: Lie back and think of England. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia

“Speak Loudly and Carry a Small Stick”

The Gormogons Posted on July 22, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 22, 2009

Writes John Noonan at the Standard. Read his comments, then come back. Ok? So, Hillary says: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran Wednesday that the United States would extend a “defense umbrella” over its allies in the Persian Gulf … Continue reading →

Posted in Defense spending, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Iran, The Obama Amateur Hour

“Play ball on Iran, we’ll give up the missile shield.”

The Gormogons Posted on July 8, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 8, 2009

Is our offer to Russia (again). This time the president is stating it publicly: “I know Russia opposes the planned configuration for missile defence in Europe . . . I have made it clear that this system is directed at … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Czech Republic, Diplomacy, Iran, Missile defense, Nukes, Poland, Russia

Manas stays open!

The Gormogons Posted on July 8, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 8, 2009

Good news on the Kyrgyz front. We made a deal on Manas. Tripled the rent, so that‘s a nice benny for the Kyrgyzstan honchos. Seriously, though, good news in that it’s a significant bit of assistance to logistically supporting our … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Kyrgyzstan, Manas Air Base

David Satter on the results of Obama’s summiteering

The Gormogons Posted on July 8, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 8, 2009

The upshot of all this is that the task of keeping Russia’s imperialist pretensions under control has just gotten harder. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia

The Bear eyeing Georgia again?

The Gormogons Posted on July 2, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 2, 2009

With President Barack Obama’s trip to Moscow on Monday, you might expect Russia to avoid stirring up any trouble. Yet the Russian media are now abuzz with speculation about a new war in Georgia, and some Western analysts are voicing … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia

No baked beans for you!

The Gormogons Posted on June 24, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 24, 2009

The Iranian government’s Fourth-of-July invitations have been rescinded, conveys Mike Goldberg, again with some vociferous commentary. The hot dog diplomacy was a symbol of this administration’s naive faith in the power of diplomacy and in their own power of persuasion. … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran, The Obama Amateur Hour

Obama & Iran: Good piece by Steve Hayes

The Gormogons Posted on June 18, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 18, 2009

Over at the Standard. Under President Obama, our approach to Iran–the world’s foremost state sponsor of terror, a rogue regime racing toward nuclear capability–is not only not regime change, it’s de facto regime preservation. So he delicately sought to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Iran, Steve Hayes

If you read only one American pundit on Iran…

The Gormogons Posted on June 18, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 18, 2009

…make it Reuel Gerecht. He’s by far the most knowledgeable American writer out there with a profound understanding of the intelligence, military, cultural, and political context. His best guess: HH: Now this is Wednesday. Of course it’s now deep into … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Coups-Coups, Diplomacy, Iran, Reuel Marc Gerecht

Iran: Don’t Believe the Hype. (And, Yo! Bum Rush the Show!) [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

…what stuns me about the commentary over the last couple of days is the perception that the regime has done something shocking with this election. The regime isn’t any different today than it was the day before the election, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran, Naïveté, Nukes, What is to be done?

Robert Kagan articulates the Volgi’s worry on Iran

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

Obama’s policy now requires getting past the election controversies quickly so that he can soon begin negotiations with the reelected Ahmadinejad government. This will be difficult as long as opposition protests continue and the government appears to be either unsettled … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Iran

So we’re punting?

The Gormogons Posted on June 16, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 16, 2009

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Obviously all of us have been watching the news from Iran. And I want to start off by being very clear that it is up to Iranians to make decisions about who Iran’s leaders will be; that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Iran, The Obama Amateur Hour

Mark Steyn on the Nork Nuke

The Gormogons Posted on May 31, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 31, 2009

Doesn’t Kim Jong Il have a compelling personal story? Like Sonia, he grew up in a poor neighborhood (North Korea), yet he’s managed to become a nuclear power, shattering the glass ceiling to take his seat at the old nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Iran, Mark Steyn, North Korea, Nukes

Unforeseen Development! Supplication slapped down as impotence! [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on March 22, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 22, 2009

So, President Obama went on YouTube and delivered a message to the leadership of Iran of how he wanted to get together and rap about all the false consciousness that’s harshing our bilateral mellow. Which, of course, led to Iran’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Supplication Slapped Down, The Obama Amateur Hour

And boom goes the dynamite. [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on March 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 20, 2009

It’s just about that painful to watch. No, not our Celebrity-in-Chief’s talk-show yukfest on Leno, but this dreadful piece of PR/public diplomacy performed by the president. Friend of the Gormogons Steve Hayes has the story here. Among other things, Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran

Robert Conquest’s proposed subtitle for…

The Gormogons Posted on March 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 15, 2009

…the revised edition of The Great Terror (buy it now) comes to mind, but I’m not arrogant enough to believe I have anything like Conquest’s authority to say it. But let’s just say that this piece on Iran’s gloating about … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran

Here we go.

The Gormogons Posted on March 13, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 13, 2009

Anyone follow the North Korean negotiating fiasco? The North Koreans, like the guy swinging a chair in the cafeteria on his first day in jail, do some crazy shit, and we say, “Hey, hey, hey, easy, easy. Let’s negotiate! Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Diplomacy, North Korea

State or DOD gets some propaz

The Gormogons Posted on March 6, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 6, 2009

The government of Kyrgyzstan is waffling on kicking us out of Manas AFB. I suspect means we’re doing a good job at saying, “Hey, look, you remember, oh, say, 1862–1991 when the Russians ran things around here? You sure you … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Defense, Department of State, Diplomacy, Kyrgyzstan, Manas Air Base, USAF

Foreign-policy roundup: We’re in trouble.

The Gormogons Posted on February 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 20, 2009

The WaPo editorial page is on fire with foreign-policy goodness today. (I’m giving Ghettoputer’s sister credit.) First, Professor Baktybek Abdrisaev, former ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, writes that U.S. policy towards Kyrgyzstan became reduced to simply maintaining our airbase at Manas. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Kyrgyzstan, Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia

More Dubya mistakes

The Gormogons Posted on January 28, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.January 28, 2009

From the Weekly Standard. A total lack of a North Korea policy. Neglect of the navy in the face of a Chinese build-up. (Aircraft carriers are pure force-projection platforms—there’s nothing defensive about them.) One does worry about relative foreign-policy tyros … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Diplomacy, Dubya, North Korea, U.S. Navy

So Bush’s diplomacy wasn’t great

The Gormogons Posted on January 28, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.January 28, 2009

Now Obama has made an unauspicious beginning. Or so argues Fouad Ajami. “To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,” President Barack Obama said in his inaugural. But in truth, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Dubya, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Fouad Ajami, Middle East, The Arab World

Joe Biden, Master of Diplomacy

The Gormogons Posted on October 9, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 9, 2008

Take it cum grano salis, but here’s what seems to be a Soviet document recounting a meeting with Joe Biden, Dick Lugar, David Pryor, et al., in 1979. Some highlights: 1. J. Biden, the head of the delegation, said that … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Joe Biden, Soviet Union

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