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Foreign policy is a phrase used to reference a nation’s political position and guidelines in engaging other sovereign nations throughout the world. In the United States foreign policy is the primary concern for the Secretary of State, who is charged with the responsibility of upholding the nation’s views and interests.

Foreign policy more specifically refers to a political mode of diplomatic engagement. For allies and neutral nations, trade agreements may be discussed and enacted. For hostile or potentially hostile nations, sanctions and embargos may result.

The ultimate goal of any foreign policy must be the preservation of peace and financial markets and the maintenance of international relations through diplomacy.

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  • Bush’s assigned war was Iraq and Obama’s is Afghanistan (but there may be a conflict of interest)


    The Betrayal — Authority Authority: 497
    By DefendUSx The Western Elite Globalist Billionaires seeking a world order assigned Bush to Iraq and that was to be his war. Did you notice that virutally nothing has happened in Iraq on the war front since Bush left office? It’s because the focus was shifted to Afghanistan just prior to Obama taking office. The ...
    1 hour ago

  • How Many Must Die Before We’re Scared Into A Murderous Outrage?


    American Street — Authority Authority: 121
    Answer: It’s time to face down our fears instead. The best news yet in the War in Afghanistan: Obama may reject the military hawks’ plans! Details via Juan Cole. Be sure to click the link ‘Read the whole thing’ at the bottom of his post, for the bigger picture. Before Cole’s post, I’d been writing a ...
    2 hours ago

  • As Obama leaves for Asia, GOP gains first lead on generic congressional ballot since he took office


    Top of the Ticket — Authority Authority: 782
    Time was when American presidents in domestic trouble would travel abroad to be seen positively back home as a world leader. Then freshman Sen. Barack Obama was hoping for a little of that back in the summer of 2008 when he staged his expensive campaign rally within an adoring throng in downtown Berlin. Alas, ...
    2 hours ago

  • France / Algérie


    Database of Press Releases related to Africa — Authority Authority: 495
    France / Algérie PARIS, France, 12 novembre 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Actualités diplomatiques du ministère français des Affaires étrangères / Point de presse du 10 novembre 2009.(…) (On a annoncé la levée du secret défense sur des documents concernent l’affaire de l’assassinat des ...
    4 hours ago

  • Tchad / Enlèvement d’un travailleur de la Croix Rouge française


    Database of Press Releases related to Africa — Authority Authority: 495
    Tchad / Enlèvement d’un travailleur de la Croix Rouge française  PARIS, France, 12 novembre 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Actualités diplomatiques du ministère français des Affaires étrangères / Point de presse du 10 novembre 2009.(…) (Avez-vous des informations sur un travailleur de la ...
    4 hours ago

  • Tunisie / France / Presse


    Database of Press Releases related to Africa — Authority Authority: 495
    Tunisie / France / Presse  PARIS, France, 12 novembre 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Actualités diplomatiques du ministère français des Affaires étrangères / Point de presse du 10 novembre 2009.(…)(Le ministre est intervenu ce matin à la radio évoquant différents sujets parmi lesquels le cas de ...
    4 hours ago

  • Obama and his Shanghai forum still ‘up in the air’


    Gideon Rachman's Blog — Authority Authority: 528
    By Geoff Dyer, FT China bureau chiefBarack Obama is already on Air Force One en route to Japan to start his first presidential visit to Asia. Yet one of the centerpieces of his three days in China, a town-hall style meeting in Shanghai, is also still up in the air.The White House had hoped the [...]
    5 hours ago

  • HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS


    The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority Authority: 444
    Each day we offer a sample of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. UK, Guardian: “Brown- I feel Jacqui Jane’s Grief” At least this time he spelled her name correctly. South Africa, Argus: “Surfers Ordered To Pay” In flounders, I assume. Australia, Sydney Morning ...
    7 hours ago

  • RUSH LIMBAUGH BARED TO WORLD


    The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority Authority: 444
    Among the mysteries of my life is how or why a pudgy minded little man has been able to gain popularity for spewing lies and hate. Following is a list of what I think about Rush Limbaugh. 1. He never met a fact he could not misunderstand. 2. His attack on Ted Kennedy’s death is definite proof he is the Devil’s ...
    7 hours ago

  • Congress Gets In Fort Hood Act


    The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority Authority: 444
    The tragedy of Ft. Hood is still in the minds of Americans and nonstop questions about why or why not or what else could have been done reverberate throughout the nation. Several congressional committees are exploring the possibility of conducting investigations about events at the base. Yes, just what we need, a ...
    7 hours ago

  • Rachel Maddow: Obama Has Rejected All Options For Sending More Troops To Afghanistan! + Seymour Hersh


    Dandelion Salad — Authority Authority: 540
    Dandelion SaladMoxNewsDotComNovember 11, 2009http://MOXNews.com/ November 11, 2009 MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show more about “Obama Has Rejected All Options For Se…“, posted with vodpod***US Afghan mission ‘not open ended’PressTVThu, 12 Nov 2009 04:09:18 GMTPresident Barack Obama has warned that the US commitment ...
    8 hours ago

  • Afghan Escalation: Eikenberry Dissents, Obama Feels Railroaded By Military


    Newshoggers.com — Authority Authority: 654
    By Steve Hynd Just as it seemed that all was hunky for the escalationists, US ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry has stuck his oar in the works. Both the NY Times and the Washington Post have the leaked story of secret cables from Eikenberry to the White House: expressing deep concerns about sending more ...
    8 hours ago

  • You’re Either the Commander-in-Chief Or You’re Not (6)


    One Utah — Authority Authority: 535
    After visiting Arlington National Cemetery in the morning, President Obama completed his eighth meeting of the war council this afternoon without making a decision about Afghanistan strategy.The President asked the Pentagon brass for more options on Afghanistan. They gave him four, all of them based on plans to ...
    8 hours ago

  • Someone Tell The Dawdler-in-Chief This Is Not A Term Paper


    Legal Insurrection — Authority Authority: 699
    Obama is rejecting all Afghanistan military options presented to him by his national security team after months of consultation, and wants "revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government." Will someone tell our President this is not a term paper. You dont get ...
    9 hours ago

  • Afghanistan Is The Place We Need To Fight With Brains And Brawn


    CAFFEINATED POLITICS — Authority Authority: 529
    Having always known that the issues surrounding Afghanistan and that region made the war effort there a vital concern, it is imperative that  President Obama get the right balance of brains and brawn into the mix when he decides on a plan for the war.  Afghanistan is the place we should have been concentrating ...
    10 hours ago

  • Ahmadinejad: Obama must choose between Israel and Iran | Jerusalem Post


    NObama Blog — Authority Authority: 142
    [...] Speaking in Istanbul at the 25th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Iranian president said that it was up to US President Barack Obama to realize his motto of “change”. via Jerusalem Post . Posted in ...
    12 hours ago

  • First, You Need to Stop the Leaks


    An American Lion — Authority Authority: 481
    This is disgraceful. Can’t the Obama Administration do anything without leaks? The U.S. ambassador in Kabul sent two classified cables to Washington in the last week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government demonstrates that it is ...
    12 hours ago

  • A Grave View of US-Iran Relations


    'Just World News' with Helena Cobban — Authority Authority: 579
    In some countries, mine included, today is remembered as "Veterans Day" or "Armistice Day." Juan Cole sensibly wrote earlier today that "The most patriotic way to honor future veterans of foreign wars is not to create any unnecessarily." Fellow "Wahoo" and good friend Barin Kayaoglu, writing in the Turkish ...
    14 hours ago

  • Nobel Peace Price winner to escalate Afghanistan war


    CIVICS NEWS — Authority Authority: 127
    Nobel Peace Laureate Obama Will Send 40K More Troops To War Pointless “will he, won’t he” debates ignore the fact that Obama has already deployed 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan Steve Watson - Infowars.net - Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 N obel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama has decided to send ...
    15 hours ago

  • 3 Obama Advisers Favor More Troops for Afghanistan


    Nevada Thunder — Authority Authority: 121
    side note: I think the decision has already been made. I’m from the camp that believes that our politicians make their decisions, then leak it to the press, to prepare the public for the announcement of that leaked info. I’m really disappointed in President Obama….not one country, ever, in the history of ...
    16 hours ago

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