tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post4300533266415688624..comments2023-10-21T03:28:00.596-04:00Comments on Mad Minerva 2.0: Nerd Analysis: Putin and SyriaMad Minervahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-40176258927691016372013-09-15T09:08:13.066-04:002013-09-15T09:08:13.066-04:00So one way of looking at this is to note that even...So one way of looking at this is to note that even Carter was better at the Middle East than Obama. CARTER. Mad Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-81075047014022571552013-09-11T18:17:04.823-04:002013-09-11T18:17:04.823-04:00Odd. My comment is missing the key explanatory poi...Odd. My comment is missing the key explanatory point. I must have been distracted.<br /><br />The key point is that the Carter Doctrine, while a general regional security guarantee, was specifically in response to the "outside force" of the Soviets in the Middle East. It's been the cornerstone of our ME policy for decades. It looks like Obama is on the cusp of giving over what the last 5 US Presidents had denied the Russians as a matter of policy.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353598011965570312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-69341367607551824702013-09-11T09:46:44.274-04:002013-09-11T09:46:44.274-04:00President Carter, 1980 State of the Union Address:...President Carter, 1980 State of the Union Address: “Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.”<br /><br />AKA the Carter Doctrine which had been the foundation of our Middle East Policy with the added Reagan Corollary in response to the Iran-Iraq War of securing the region from internal threats like Saddam.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353598011965570312noreply@blogger.com