Basic Palintology 101
Let me be intellectually honest and disclose at the outset that I'm about to damn Sarah Palin with faint praise. She did just fine on her first interview and revealed probably more than she should have about her bellicosity. Her attitude seems to be the opposite of the old 60s bumper sticker, "War is NOT the Answer!" For her War is the Answer.
She did show that she understood the purpose and obligations of NATO membership and responded correctly that if Georgia were in NATO and were attacked by Russia we would be pledged to act as if we had been attacked. That Palin sounded bellicose and ready to rumble should give us pause, but she got the treaty obligations right. This is the actual obligation and a compelling reason to keep Georgia out of NATO.
The Russian incursion in Georgia has shaken the prestige of NATO to its roots. I don't think that too many serious people in Eastern Europe actually believe we would act as if our mainland had been attacked if Russia refused to surrender the Ukrainian port of Sebastopol. I do not see us retaliating militarily against Russia if they do what they have threatened to do and that is take out the anti-missile missiles we are planning on putting in Eastern Europe. Since we do not have a credible non-nuclear military, and are unlikely to go for nuclear war in response to a conventional insult, we are pretty toothless. And, bye the way, wouldn't we take out any Russian anti-missile system they put in Cuba?
However, the big knock on Palin's performance with Charlie Gibson was her hesitant response to the question on the "Bush Doctrine." She didn't know what it was and I'm on her side here. The question implied that Bush has a clear and coherent doctrine. This is not the case. Is the Bush Doctrine:
1. If we feel threatened we have the right to bomb you? []
2. If we think that you are planning some day to attack us, we can bomb you? []
3. If we think you are going to attack us soon, we can bomb you? []
4. Shoot now and ask questions later. []
5. Fight them there so we don't have to fight them here. []
6. All of the above. []
Gibson's question was vague and un-nuanced. Her response was both honest and telling. But most of all, it was frightening.
The interview was also edited by Charlie Gibson and abc, to make her look dum. They changed her anwsers,
and edited out other anwsers, Charlie Gibson went from
on of the most respected newsmen to a disgrace! 0 integrity!
Type in Charlie Gibson on your computer to see the facts.
Just another liberal media disgrace, abc,cbs,cnn,and
worst of all msnbc, all kissing Obamas you know what!