Who Will Stand Between Obama and the World

10 Republicans who are about to become the new foreign-policy power brokers.

BY JOSH ROGIN | OCTOBER 25, 2010

2. Jon Kyl

For months, Senator Kyl (R-Ariz.) has been the GOP's de facto leader on a host of foreign-policy issues, not least of which is the ratification of the New START nuclear reductions treaty with Russia. Kyl is withholding his support of New START until he gets a litany of concessions from the White House, and he might not even support the treaty at all. If the GOP makes significant gains in the election, Kyl will have a strengthened argument for pushing the full Senate vote on the treaty to next year: he could very well argue that the incoming GOP senators have a right to vote on the treaty, complicating further the administration's drive to secure the 67 votes needed for ratification.

An increase in the number of Republican senators will also provide Kyl with more leverage to bargain for all sorts of things, such as more money for nuclear modernization, before he releases other members of his caucus to vote in favor of the treaty. Kyl has also been involved in the ongoing GOP effort to hold up the confirmation of several nominees for ambassadorships, such as Robert Ford and Frank Ricciardone. Increased GOP numbers could force the administration to take more seriously Kyl's demands for more access to State Department communications and more explicit statements on the administration's foreign-policy positions if it wants to see these ambassadors confirmed.

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Josh Rogin is a staff writer at Foreign Policy. He blogs at thecable.foreignpolicy.com.

ANTIMKO

10:45 AM ET

October 26, 2010

About half of these people are bought and paid for by AIPAC

Eric Cantor for one. What could go wrong?

 

BETZ55

6:57 AM ET

October 27, 2010

Exactly right

AIPAC, AIPAC, AIPAC will ensure that the US keep supporting its biggest welfare client, Israel, while our own go without here at home. Disgusting.

"Granger is also on board with efforts to eliminate aid to countries that are not performing on internal reform, as she explained when expressing opposition to funding of the Senegalese government through the State Department's Millennium Challenge Corporation. "We can't just give out money and say we will put up with whatever you are doing," she said.

Really Granger? Why don't you start with apartheid Israel.

 

RKERG

11:12 AM ET

October 26, 2010

No Reality Needed

Its the return of foreign policy based not in reality, but in the politics of the districts of the members of House of Representatives and of course, their biggest campaign donors. They yearn for more military adventures like Iraq, which, as we know has been transformed into a shining beacon of democracy. LOL.

 

DPM426

6:45 PM ET

October 26, 2010

Pete Hoekstra

Will not be a player in the next Congress. He lost the Michigan Republican Gubernatorial primary.

 

AR

2:19 PM ET

October 29, 2010

If Americans really want to

If Americans really want to see change and a better future for the nation then vote 3rd party. The dems and reps are the same. One is whimpy and can not or will not get their act together, the other does nothing, panders to jingoistic fears and both pander to special interests, not least of which is the israeli lobby.

 

JOES_FRON

12:32 AM ET

November 19, 2010

If Americans really

Senegalese government through tatil the State Department's gazeteler Millennium Challenge Corporation. "We can't just give out instyler money and say we will put up with tv shop whatever you are doing," she said.

 

HELLEHOU503

1:48 PM ET

November 24, 2010

Who Will Stand Between Obama and the World

10 Republicans who are about to become the new foreign-policy power brokers. Its the return of foreign policy based not in reality, but in the politics of the districts of the members of House of Representatives and of course, their biggest campaign donors. They yearn for more military adventures like Iraq, which, as we know has been transformed into a shining beacon of democracy. LOL. "If current polls hold, Republicans will make significant gains in the Senate and likely take the House of Representatives, elevating a set of lawmakers to new heights of power and complicating Obama's efforts to execute his foreign-policy agenda austin auto quote. " "Granger is also on board with efforts to eliminate aid to countries that are not performing on internal reform, as she explained when expressing opposition to funding of the Senegalese government through the State Department's Millennium Challenge Corporation. "We can't just give out money and say we will put up with whatever you are doing," she said. Really Granger? Why don't you start with apartheid Israel.