April 16, 2015 0

Under what circumstance does McConnell’s message to foreigners to do less on climate change help America rhetorical question?

By News Desk

Tweet Slate has a good article on Republican politicians siding with America’s foreign rivals when Democrats run the executive branch, multiple times throughout the years. The latest version of this is Mitch McConnell’s advice to foreign countries that "Considering that two-thirds of the U.S. federal government hasn’t even signed off on the Clean Power Plan and 13 states have already pledged to fight it, our international partners should proceed with caution before entering into a binding, unattainable deal." Ignore for the moment that these international commitments are voluntary, not binding

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad S-300s?
April 16, 2015 0

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad S-300s?

By News Desk

Links Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad S-300s? April 16, 2015 ( Eric Draitser-NEO ) –   The executive order issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin, which lifts the ban on the export of weapons systems to Iran, has been met with sharp condemnation by Israel, and admonishment from the United States. While Moscow has yet to make a final decision on if/when it will begin supplying the S-300 air defense missiles to Iran – Tehran purchased the system under a 2007 contract left unfulfilled by Russia as a result of the UN-imposed arms embargo – it is clear that the possibility alone signals a significant shift in the geopolitics of the region