The George W. Bush administration is being held responsible for the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza, according to journalist James Risen. Risen's analysis points to the administration's actions in the Middle East as a major factor contributing to the current situation. Similarly, critics argue that the War on Terror, initiated after the 9/11 attacks, has created a repressive environment that stifles dissent. They caution against policies justified in the name of fighting terrorism, as they can have catastrophic consequences. Realist Daniel Hannan warns that a new world order is being formed, with enemies of freedom aligning themselves against the West. Sohrab Ahmari and Matthew Schmitz emphasize the need for realism in foreign policy, urging Americans to be skeptical of claims made by foreign rivals and adversaries. They argue that mistrust towards America and its allies should be balanced with skepticism towards countries like Russia, China, and Iran. Critics of US foreign policy are accused of displaying a profound credulity towards foreign rivals and adversaries, while distrusting claims made by America and its allies. This misguided approach is seen as a departure from realism.
Critics of US foreign policy have taken a gravely wrong turn. Too often, fitting mistrust toward the claims of America and its allies is accompanied by a profound credulity toward those of foreign rivals and adversaries. This isn't realism. https://t.co/F9BxQdaQhL
"In the wake of the War on Terror, many Americans became increasingly wary of our foreign-policy elites. But this salutary wariness should be upheld evenly, with due skepticism brought to bear on the claims of the likes of Russia, China, and Iran." https://t.co/p9En5upaBO
"America isn’t the savior of the world, as some foreign-policy hawks fervently believe. But nor should Washington be blamed for everything that goes wrong in the world, as some of its critics have begun to do." https://t.co/p9En5upaBO
"Too often, fitting mistrust toward the claims of America and its allies is accompanied by a profound credulity toward those of foreign rivals and adversaries." A column by @matthewschmitz and yours truly, on the realism we need. https://t.co/p9En5upaBO
Unfortunately, many of the people who have claimed the name "realist" aren't very realistic at all. @DanielJHannan is. His column is headed "It's Cold War II, and the enemies of freedom are lining up to bring about a new world order." To be absorbed. https://t.co/nEch2WWuRZ
The 9/11 attacks provoked as much righteous rage as the recent Hamas attack in Israel did—creating an environment just as repressive of dissent. But the lesson of the War on Terror’s catastrophic legacy is that policies justified in the name of "Fighting the Terrorists" can be… https://t.co/IYIS8Ufpl2 https://t.co/Ch0kEySA01
Like so much else that has gone wrong in the Middle East in the 21st century, the George W. Bush administration deserves plenty of the blame for what’s happening now in Israel and Gaza, writes @JamesRisen1. https://t.co/Zl5XweLfQU