tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post1682503345074502812..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: Thank You Instapundit and a UN repriseDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-36335925356199957102012-04-17T15:51:20.007-04:002012-04-17T15:51:20.007-04:00It's great to have you back.
I'm currentl...It's great to have you back.<br /><br />I'm currently an Army ROTC instructor (after completing tours in Iraq and Afghanistan). I talk with my students about positive ways to behave when they're overseas -- whether they're on government business or other business. (Some ROTC Cadets get real deployments -- two of my freshman students will be wheels-up in a few weeks for a month-long trip to East Africa.)<br /><br />I don't know if you'd like to write a post some time, aimed at college or high school students who want to get started as military officers, or who want to work in the Foreign Service or intel agencies. Maybe you could give them some advice, with positive (and negative) examples of what you've seen.<br /><br />Next week in class I'm giving all my students a copy of the novel "The Ugly American." It's the best book I know about positive (and negative) ways to deal with overseas assignments. If you have suggestions about good books or articles about how to behave overseas, some of your readers may be interested -- I would.<br /><br />Again -- great to know you're back.<br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-37325354939413310182012-04-17T06:41:59.262-04:002012-04-17T06:41:59.262-04:00Great to have you back blogging. I'm another o...Great to have you back blogging. I'm another of your old readers from Diplomad 1.0. <br /><br />The Australian Govt. will never pull out of the UN. It provides a means through the 'external affairs' power to regulate at the state and local level, in areas where it otherwise has no authority.<br />UN treaties are useful in this regard as there are so many, covering a great range of subjects and can even be drafted to give the govt. the authority it seeks for domestic purposes. For example treaties on refugees, the environment and civilian firearms ownership. <br /><br />On your post a few days ago re Clinton's Saudi mission, Galrahn had already covered a ramp up of oil shipments from Saudi Arabia to the USA - an extra twenty two million barrels over the next two months. <br />http://www.informationdissemination.net/2012/04/april-6-observations.html <br />He sees it as preparation for war with Iran. Your viewpoint makes a lot more sense to me.Radagastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-7095253714359467282012-04-15T21:08:50.545-04:002012-04-15T21:08:50.545-04:00UNreal, UNethical, and UNsavory?UNreal, UNethical, and UNsavory?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-73842896745997933132012-04-15T14:29:22.442-04:002012-04-15T14:29:22.442-04:00Welcome back! Very glad to read of your return. ...Welcome back! Very glad to read of your return. I found your previous blog provided invaluable world insights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com