Kerry's Foreign Policy

Throughout the campaign, Kerry has been very vague on what his foreign policy stance is. The primary reason for this seems to be that his idea of foreign affairs has been so thoroughly discredited, that articulating it would ensure defeat. Victor Hanson, in this excellent article, shows what the Kerry policy actually is - neo-Carterism.

Kerry, then, is the mellifluous Siren that appeals to beleaguered sailors. In lieu of the "neoconservatives" provoking rogue nations and terrorist sponsors, Kerry's subtlety, erudition, and nuance would charm others to address the "more important" (but less confrontational) problems of the environment, globalization, and drug smuggling. To win these "wars" we need not isolate an Arafat, ram democracies down the throats of Afghans and Iraqis, embarrass the Europeans, or talk of embedded pathologies within the Arab world. In short, Kerry has no foreign policy other than the Siren song that if George W. Bush would just go away, things would be so much quieter, people would be so much nicer, and we would be so much better liked. And all this might just work, until we hit the shoals.