Reply #21: Yes, it is!

[MrPeepers]

The reason the Bush administration is bogged down in Iraq cannot be entirely pinned upon cultural ignorance! Not even mostly! I won't even get into it, but it has a hell of a lot more to do with inadequate planning and the grand international failure that is the Bush Administration's rejection of the UN than anything to do with ignorance of Iraqi culture. Not that Dean's experiance as a Doctor gives him any indication whatsoever as to the nature of Iraqi culture, but anyway... Yes, Foreign Policy IS rocket science! It is an incredibly delicate and complicated art, crafting an effective foreign policy. How can you deal with North Korean issues without then taking into account the effects on South Korea, Japan, and China? It IS rocket science to correctly estimate what reaction the Japanese government will have to any American move in North Korea. For instance, if we cause the North Koreans to play up the threat of their military, will the re-armament movement in Japan build up steam? If so, how will the rest of Asia respond to that? There are so many factors to consider, so many variables to include in any decision, that basing foreign policy on knowledge of the areas culture is completely idiotic. Dean does not have the Foreign Policy nessicary to deal with these situations. Period.

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