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| Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. ( Photo: John W. Adkisson / The New York Times) |
by:
John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus
| News Analysis
They’re like a heavy metal band. Dress them up in black, put some Goth
makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and they’d fit
right in with the head-banger crowd. After all, it’s mostly doom and
gloom with the Republican candidates, particularly when they start in on
foreign policy. The lead singer for a while, Michele Bachmann, loved to croon about the world entering its final days. Bass player Rick Perry has rapped about the threat of Islamic terrorists surging up from Mexico.
Lead guitarists Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have done a duet about going to war with Iran. And in the rhythm section, Rick Santorum, who definitely prefers sticks to carrots, has kept up a steady drumbeat for war with all comers, including China.
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