Here is a blog post by Daniel Larison of The American Conservative discussing Johnson’s foreign policy. Larison seems a little more sympathetic to Johnson’d nuance.
Jim Antle observes that Gary Johnson’s foreign policy seems to be incoherent…
… Johnson’s ideas seem to be fuzziest when he talks about humanitarian intervention and the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan after the war. He seems to be aware of some of the problems of using drone strikes, but won’t rule out using them, which is not the position one would normally expect from a libertarian…
… Johnson’s foreign policy could still use some work, but it’s not nearly so “strange” as some people think.
@2 We can definitely hope !
Gary Johnson on Foreign Policy – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnkH2mIb2V0&feature=related
This will be an election with more than one alt ticket that is stronger than in most recent prez elections.
“Johnson also seems to be more informed when he articulates his position on Iran and its nuclear program. Johnson was clearly more familiar with the subject than his interviewer, who doesn’t seem to have realized how little he knows. It’s true that Iran hasn’t been seriously engaged diplomatically. The Iranian leadership has publicly declared that it is forbidden to possess or use nuclear weapons. That doesn’t automatically mean that the Iranian regime wouldn’t develop them anyway, but Johnson is not wrong to think that the regime has never publicly admitted to having a nuclear weapons program. He’s certainly not wrong to think that Iran has never threatened the U.S. with a nuclear attack. Johnson’s foreign policy could still use some work, but it’s not nearly so “strange” as some people think.”
This is a good answer to the dingbat Dailey Caller thread. Seems these conservative people realize they’re in deep do do with Romney as the R nom so they are taking a second (or perhaps first) look at Johnson. I won’t mind conservative votes for the LP, but I think the self proclaimed independents should be the main target in ’12 and beyond.
Here is some more background on GJ and Foreign Policy –
“Dr.Strangelove” Krauthammer gets owned by Gary Johnson on China – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdgZLUhm5o&feature=related
Gary Johnson “This Is A Slippery Slope When It Comes To Deciding These Situations In The Future” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKPJLlbp-s&feature=related
Gary “IRONMAN” Johnson 2012: Defense = http://www.youtube.com/user/govgaryjohnson?feature=BF#p/u/12/tJKCWa22fHY