The wingnut “right” does have a place in American politics. If one is perceptive enough you can vaguely see an outline of the foreign policy objectives of Washington spewing from the mouthpieces of right wing pundits/racists. Despite the apparent “hate” relationship between the present occupant of the White House and those on the vociferous “right” the pundits of insanity, plunder and racism give government an idea of just how far it, government, can go in its never ending battle for empire and dominion. It is not necessary for diplomacy or policy to be carried out in just the same way the racist homo/Islamophobes express but it probably comes close. Case in point, Sean Hannity’s latest imperialistic diatribe.
With rising gas prices and a stagnant economy, Hannity’s solution of taking over another country’s natural resources because we can most likely strikes a chord in the minds of many a besieged listener who wants to settle scores with the Islamic/Muslim hordes they’ve so assiduously been warned about this last decade. Current Washington probably has entertained the same ideas while former Bush administration officials said as much when making their case for war with Iraq. The Obama administration on the other hand, supposedly carries a carrot not a stick, unlike its predecessor. It must have the appearance of remaining true to the kinder, gentler prescription for diplomacy, hence this from the Secretary of State, Clinton.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a scalding critique of Arab leaders here on Thursday, saying their countries risked “sinking into the sand” of unrest and extremism unless they liberalized their political systems and cleaned up their economies.
Speaking at a conference in this gleaming Persian Gulf emirate, Mrs. Clinton recited a familiar litany of ills: corruption, repression and a lack of rights for women and religious minorities. But her remarks were striking for their vehemence, and they suggested a frustration that the Obama administration’s message to the Arab world had not gotten through.
Secretary Clinton, taking a page from the wingnuts, makes many in the Middle East who are victims the cause of their victimization. Lest one forget, there were no WMDs in Iraq which was invaded after a decade long blockade that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis; Gaza is an outdoor prison camp, with the West Bank merely an enclave within the modern state of Israel with no territorial sovereignty or integrity and the second largest recipient of US aid is a 30 year long dictatorship. Notice the tone of the above article. Words like “vehemence” and “frustration” are designed to send signals that unless things change diplomacy may give way to something harsher. Let’s not forget that in the 80s Saddam Hussein was Washington’s leader of choice for Iraq, but only 20 years later encouraged and cheered on his execution. That shouldn’t be lost on the leaders of oil producing countries that serve an insatiable American public the oil which fuels the American economy. Hannity’s arrogant bluster and frustration regrettably is probably an outline for future American policy.
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