Sunday, April 08, 2007

What to Make of "Underclassmen" Foreign Policy

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria seems to have started a chain of non-State Department officials directly engaging in foreign policy. Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has just gone to North Korea to claim the remains of American soliders from the Korean War (backed by the Bush administration unlike Pelosi's visit). Newt Gingrinch (R), former Speaker of the House, calls Pelosi's and Richardson's visit to these foreign nations dangerous. Breaking with tradition of letting the President's administration handle the foreign diplomacy, he says these leaders have begun to create their own foreign policy agenda for personal gain. While nothing bars them from engaging in talks with other nations, it certainly can demonstrate a divided US government, a sign of weakness to other foreign nations.
Do you think President Bush has lost control (perhaps credibility) in foreign matters? Who should be in charge of foreign diplomacy?
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I believe through is own administration's incomepetence in foreign policy, he has lost faith from Congress to be able to enact policies that are for the best ineterst of the nation. I do not believe there is anything wrong with Pelosi's visit to Syria and I don't see what Richardson's visit to pick up remains has to do with Foreign Policy