Showing posts for "Pakistan"
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) announced her support for the Peru free trade agreement, which passed in the House yesterday. Still, she said in a statement yesterday, she opposes pending FTAs with South Korea, Columbia and Panama.
“It is clear to me from our conversation that President Musharraf understands the consequences for his country and for relations with the United States if he does not return Pakistan to the path of democracy.”
John Edwards yesterday laid out his plan for U.S.-Iran policy, which included placing the doctrine of preventive war “in the trash-heap of history.” He also said the United States should “fully enforce” the Iran Sanctions Act (PDF).
Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) said on Face the Nation it is “long past time” (PDF) that the U.S. ready troops to hunt Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. He also called for an increased presence of U.S. special forces and intelligence officers in Afghanistan.
Sen. Hillary Clinton’s rivals, trailing badly in polls, sharpened attacks on her foreign policy views, especially over her recent vote on Iran, in last night’s Democratic debate. Her main rivals, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and John Edwards, attacked her on everything from her stance on NAFTA, upon which Obama said she has switched positions, to her vote in favor of the Kyl-Lieberman amendment on Iran.
Though attacks on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton were a main focus of discussion in last night’s Republican debate, GOP presidential hopefuls also discussed a few foreign policy topics. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), who is against the war in Iraq, said Sen. Clinton (D-NY) is “endorsing the same policy” in Iraq that already exists.
Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ) outline their foreign policy agendas in the new issue of Foreign Affairs. In his essay, McCain reiterates his support for military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and warns against the “‘Talibanization’ of Pakistani society.” McCain criticizes China’s lack of military transparency in the piece, and calls for the implementation of free trade agreements with Malaysia and Thailand.
With the debate on Iraq strategy now fully reengaged by a partisan Congress, U.S. politicians may soon have to weigh in on another international crisis of comparable importance and complexity. Pakistan is the scene of political turmoil and there is almost daily violence between government and extremist forces in the Western tribal lands. The country’s Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether President Pervez Musharraf can run for reelection in what the Financial Times calls “perhaps the most important decision in its history.” At the same time, Musharraf is trying to work out a power-sharing deal with exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, after a public backlash followed the deportation of another former prime minister trying to return from exile, Nawaz Sharif.
When CFR.org started blogging on the U.S. presidential campaign back in May 2007, the foreign policy terrain appeared relatively uncomplicated….
Before a cheering crowd of millions (WashPost) at his inauguration on Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for a “new era…
“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who…
With Barack Obama set to become the forty-fourth president of the United States today, analysts of international affairs are looking…
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn