Speaking today at the West Point commencement speech, President Obama put forward his foreign policy vision, which he described as “might doing right,” declaring that “I believe in American exceptionalism with every fiber of my being.”
Obama went on to insist that America is exceptional because of its “true leadership” position, and its constant intervention across the world to “affirm” international norms.
He went on to claim that the only people who would dare to question America’s unrivaled might on the world stage are engaging in “partisan politics,” and that large-scale 9/11-style attacks are less likely now because of America’s global power.
The only specific policy he seemed to touch on at any great length was his desire to close Guantanamo Bay, saying America’s “legal traditions don’t permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders.” Increasingly, his administration has pushed to bring the detainees to some sort of site inside the US, so they could carry out the open-ended detention without trial within the borders.
“might doing right”
Only a delusional despot would say such a thing.
Hey Obama, I guess slaughtering wedding goers in Yemen is quite exceptional indeed.
wedding goers is nothing: he is responsible for 60,000 death Libyans and 150,000 death Syrian people !
Secret wars and proxy wars USA/NATO http://enk894.wix.com/us-wars
He obviously means the sort of 'exceptionalism' that led to slavery, genocide, and a government attacking its own workers from Henry Ford's factories to Ludlow, CO and beyond. A proud tradition continues.
Ya know, the hard part is actually finding a time when America wasn't acting evilly. Those are actually the exceptions.
This man is an exceptionally evil person. Just like his predecessors Bush, Clinton and Bush. They all should have to pay for their crimes.
It's very odd, the idea that one takes pride in the US military/government being world cop and not answerable to anyone. That being so is its own justification. Is that similar to narcissism, in a political identity?
Soundbyte from K. Barrett; responding to a prof who was using the term right:
"hey, whadya mean? America is exceptional."
~"Well, you know. That thing where you're so great you're sorta obligated to save the world. Or you're such an expert at 'freedom' you've gotta go impose it on people. The stuff that paints you as more of a comic book hero than as someone among equals."
Didn't take long before that student (Barrett) started nodding along. Yeah, you don't really miss that there's something up with that. It's basically the narcissism you sell to a useful idiot.
The trick being pulled is 'wearing it proudly.' They've noted the term needn't evoke an immediate reaction, but 'the enemy' finds it a useful teaching concept. That's lessened if the fence-sitter thinks he already knows what it means. If it's your 'brand,' it needn't be your epitaph.
Hey, you know it's possible for Exceptionalists to 'support' you into three wars during one man's (6yr) enlistment? …and that's independent of stop-loss. That's the kind of thing where you figure out pretty quick that your costume is lending dignity to people it definitely shouldn't. …and those same folks are still talking to your pedestal…
What els did we expect him to say, capitulate under the rules of vulture capitalism and its militarism regime fooling the American people that they are doing good by engaging in supporting Neo fascism, terrorism of all kind has been the USG framework since 1990s if not before, yet, not using the militarism force doesn't means that these far right political entities of capitalism system, democrats are working to establish democracy anywhere, but rather supporting the idea in letting shady figures do the job for them as they have in Libya, Syria and now Ukraine.
"might doing right".
I think what Obama was trying to convey was the notion that if America throw its global power around widely and often enough it might get something right somewhere eventually.
The monkeys and typewriters foreign policy doctrine one could call it,
Judging by the swathe of failed states and propped up tyrants who currently benefit from our might (military and financial) around the world and the bitter divisiveness and and growing wealth disparity in the Homeland we're a long way from getting it "right" as of now.
How do you define “International norm?”
With lots of 'might' apparently.
Along with the dollar as the world reserve currency.
Narcies with nukes define it.
now, if they only had a leader
O-Bomb-a’s foreign policy is “might doing right,” is it? Bullshit. What about a foreign policy based on honorable, lawful conduct? Then again, that stuff is simply beyond the U.S. Government’s abilities. . . .
I was a maximum contributor and supporter of Barack Obama, as I thought that he would be a man of justice and peace and that he would try to help the American people, and that he would do no harm to the rest of the people around the world. But I was so wrong! This man is enriching the super-rich every day of his presidency and he has not even fought to assist the slowly impoverished middle class with work projects, and other actions. He spends billions in conquest-wars, and killing machines just like the Ancient Roman Emperors of the Roman Empire did, instead of spending that money to lift Americans out of poverty.The world considers him an imperial tyrant, worse than George W. Bush.
Our Nobel Peace Prize President. I can scarcely stomach the sight of him. If there were justice in the universe, Obama would be hauled up for massive war crimes, and the destruction of our constitution. What a dick.
Obama “A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.” By William Sheakspear
Just one thing sport. NOBODY ASKED the USA to appoint itself world policeman.
Exceptional crackhead drunk with a machine gun. How pathetic.
Speaking today at the Senate, Caesar Augustus put forward his foreign policy vision, which he described as “might doing right,” declaring that “I believe in Roman exceptionalism with every fiber of my being.”
Caesar went on to insist that Rome is exceptional because of its “true leadership” position, and its constant intervention across the world to “affirm” international norms.
He went on to claim that the only people who would dare to question Rome’s unrivaled might on the world stage are engaging in “partisan politics,” and that the sack of Rome is less likely now because of Romes’s global power. —
Yeah, that's what I thought. Reads the same way as the original…
Arrrrrrrrrrrggghhh – I can't stand it !
Always these pictures of this hypocrite smiling war criminal O Bomba here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How disgusting ! On an "antiwar" website !
Mission accomplished!
"America is exceptional because of its “true leadership” position". True, Obama may be CEO, but the chairman operates the business from Tel Aviv! The US values and lawless aggression internationally and at home are from Tel Aviv as well. Considering USA's asymmetrical defense cooperation with Israel it is doubtful that USA fulfills international law requirements for being recognized as a sovereign nation
Might doing right? Is this man delusional or what? And all the others who believe in american exceptionalism. America has blood on it’s hands like all the other powers in their day. If anything america has been exceptionally arrogant because it has such great power. And even with the power we exceptionally do have the world is not a better nor safer place. We fought a stalemate in Korea lost South Vietnam to the communist partly because we couldn’t defeat a 5th rate guerilla army. And have left Iraq a bloody mess with terroist still running rampant and we don’t know exactly yet what Afganistan shall be after we really wind down and fully pull out. Some exceptional intervention.
"9/11-style attacks are less likely now because of America’s global power."
Was not the reason for the attack US intervention in the middle east (assuming you believe one of the official conspiracy theories) ? So more interventionism will bring…. ?
We witnessed the first black Adolf Hitler speech.