WWBSD?

This, of course, stands for “What would Brent Scowcroft do?”  It is undoubtedly emblazoned on a knit bracelet around Obama’s wrist, a reminder of the President’s cynical approach to foreign policy.

How long before Obama takes after his new-found bedfellow and is in Tehran toasting the mullahs?  I’m sure the champagne is already on ice.

From the NY Times editorial page, April 17, 1990 (remember, back then Scowcroft was bad because he worked for Bush I.  Now, he’s good because he opposed Bush II):

Just days after Beijing used tanks and rifles against student democracy demonstrators, Mr. Bush announced the following guidelines for American policy: Because China was home to more than a billion people, Washington would make every effort to keep open essential channels of communication

The sort of thing that truly offends people was Mr. Scowcroft’s televised toast to the butchers of Beijing and Mr. Bush’s acquiescing in China’s demand that he veto a bill extending the U.S. visas of Chinese students.

Here is Scowcroft’s toast to the Butchers of Beijing.  It sounds a lot like the attitude Obama is taking toward Iran, does it not?

“In both  our societies, there  are voices  of  those  who seek  to  redirect or frustrate our  cooperation.  We both  must take  bold measures to overcome these  negative forces.’”

This is the policy that the Left is now endorsing.  Nixon would be so proud of such realpolitick (We are all Scowcroftians now!)

 And where, oh where, is Jimmy Carter these days?