We need to promote the cause of political and economic freedom abroad;We need to accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and our principles.
Such a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity may not be fashionable today. But it is necessary if the United States is to build on the successes of this past century and to ensure our security and our greatness in the next.”
Worked pretty well, didn’t it, Bill? Your (and PNAC’s) aims have thus far
Broken our military,
Resulted in unprecedented fraud and theft,
Made a revolving door of general officers,
Destroyed our relationships with allies
Wrecked the cause of political and economic freedoms in the world,
Turned us away from America’s centuries-long commitment to international order
Deeply compromised our security, prosperity and future as a world leader.
And destroyed a Republican presidency
That’s quite a record for a self-described pundit, oracle and savior of the nation.
The liability does not stop there. Just as, once upon a time 'loose lips sank ships,' the subversive power of an unprecedented explosion of think-tank punditry threatens the Executive ability to govern.
Currently rumbling around in the press, denied by Secretary of State Rice and attributed by those who speak only on denial of attribution, is the threat of a Cheney-supported move to mount pre-emptive strikes against Iran. Cheney’s presumably diminished power is not to be ignored. There are no indications from the president that Cheney is in any way less powerful than he has been throughout this administration.
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