Good work: Krauthammer on Obama in India, Visser on the politics of Iraq

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:00 AM Share

I called out Charles Krauthammer the other day, wondering if he could bring himself to praise President Obama for his strategic work on his Asian trip. Krauthammer did so today, so a salute to him.

Meanwhile, Reidar Visser (as usual) produces the best analysis I've seen of the state of Iraqi politics. He notes that the way the deal works out, the Sadrists are in line to pick up the governorship of several provinces.

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JPWREL

6:08 PM ET

November 12, 2010

My primary concern is that

My primary concern is that between India and China Obama might be backing the wrong horse? Other than call centers India is hardly a match for China’s growing regional financial, economic and military dominance and unlikely to become so. Global commodity, stock and bond markets rise and fall on the slightest whiff of policy change from Beijing concerning currency exchange or interest rates, certainly the same cannot be said of India. While I would encourage the best possible trade relations with India it still is hardly in the same league with China by any comparison one may choose.

TYRTAIOS

2:20 PM ET

November 13, 2010

Some ramblings for JPWREL

This may. . .may I say, have more to do with signaling China there is a shift in U.S. policy to focus on S.W. Asia (a trade corridor) using India to announce to China "we're back!"

Besides Obama needed to get out of town, and also announce a few business deals that had been in the works, but relatively unknown to the American public, such as Boeing's military transport aircraft sale, etc.

Since I am rambling-on here, let me also look at some cost benefits: perhaps we see India as a future naval ally in the Indian Ocean and Pacific? I heard, and remember, I am cleared up to an including rumor, that India plans on introducing its own indigenous aircraft carriers around 2014?

This would certainly go a long way in cutting-down on the ever increasing cost of projecting U.S. naval power continuously aboard.

Anecdotally, it must really irk New Delhi that the terrorists who attacked in Mumbai used Chinese equipment and ordnance such as those distinctively blue type 86 grenades, produced by China's state-run Norinco, which continually supplies Pakistan’s ISI who work with militants inside India. . .but that’s off the subject. . .as I said, I was rambling! : )

LIJINFU

12:42 AM ET

November 13, 2010

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