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The Blogspot archive of the weblog of J. Bradford DeLong, Professor of Economics and Chair of the PEIS major at U.C. Berkeley, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Daniel W. Drezner Needs to Watch "Apocalypse Now"

He is puzzled:

danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: So what's our Iran policy right now?: I blogged in the spring about my puzzlement and confusion regarding U.S. foreign policy towards Iran. "On the one hand, it was clear that certain elements of the Bush administration were not big fans of either direct or indirect dialogue. On the other hand: [E]ven if this skepticism (towards negotiations and incentives) is warranted, exactly what is the hawkish set of policy options on Iran? Is there any coercive policy instrument that is a) publicly viable; and b) would actually compel Iran into compliance without negotiations?" I'm even more puzzled today.

OK. Everybody now, in chorus:

"They told me that you had gone totally insane, and that your methods were unsound."

"Are my methods unsound?"

"I don't see any method at all, sir."

Impeach George W. Bush. Impeach him now.

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