OK, I think I’ve got Pat Robertson’s cycle figured out…
So, I see Pat Robertson has spoken out in favor of offing Venezuelan President/strongman Hugo Chavez. Hmmm… about two years ago, Pat Robertson spoke out in favor of supporting indicted war criminal, former Liberian President/strongman Charles Taylor. And two years before that, there was the whole 9/11 commentary (although Robertson later said that he had ...
So, I see Pat Robertson has spoken out in favor of offing Venezuelan President/strongman Hugo Chavez. Hmmm... about two years ago, Pat Robertson spoke out in favor of supporting indicted war criminal, former Liberian President/strongman Charles Taylor. And two years before that, there was the whole 9/11 commentary (although Robertson later said that he had "not fully understood" when he was agreeing with his guest Jerry Falwell). Readers are invited to identify the target of ire or defense that will make Robertson look like a foreign policy jackass in the summer of 2007.
So, I see Pat Robertson has spoken out in favor of offing Venezuelan President/strongman Hugo Chavez. Hmmm… about two years ago, Pat Robertson spoke out in favor of supporting indicted war criminal, former Liberian President/strongman Charles Taylor. And two years before that, there was the whole 9/11 commentary (although Robertson later said that he had “not fully understood” when he was agreeing with his guest Jerry Falwell). Readers are invited to identify the target of ire or defense that will make Robertson look like a foreign policy jackass in the summer of 2007.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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