Ever hear of supply and demand?
Posted on 11/06/2007 7:34:14 PM PST by NormsRevenge
ideas, and not bullets, huh?
Try these ideas on Osama and al Zawahiri.
We allow others to dictate our image. This is one area where the EU and, yes, even the Chinese have us beat hands-down: Learning how to toot your own horn effectively.
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re: the EU and China. They don’t have an American media intent on making us like their citizens, docile muted serfs subservient to a global elite agenda.
And what if it doesn't? What if America doesn't give a tarnished tinker's damn about its "global image" anymore, after decades of abuse, insult, and humiliation on the world stage? What if America is giving a one-finger salute to "the world" and telling it that we, America, will go it alone if we have to, but that we will NOT apologize to any bunch of sissified handwringers because we dare to defend ourselves.
Note to world: go to hell.
What Duncan said.
Another commision that needs to be mothballed. What a bunch of defeatist morons.
Apparently the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan were not included in the study.
Jeeze, who wrote this crap ? We should send them into the panshir valley humming the melody from kumbiyah and see how their “smart” approach serves in keeping their heads attached to their bodies.
Of Course the enemy is mad at us, we shot back.
“Our prestige in the world has been marred, not because we are a superpower, but by the manner in which we handle our power. (Anything) we can do to encourage our neighbors, rather than simply showing our muscle, is an important part of rebuilding America’s prestige.” Council on Foreign Relations speech - Mike Huckabeee Sept 28. 2007
But, but, but....dot, dot, dot his website says he is a strong supporter of the US Military and the WOT.
Sounds like GHWB’s call for a kindler, gentler America. What trash.
I have a feeling that Hunter might disagree with this commissions opinions.
Big-power nations can either be feared or held in contempt. There are no other options.
Was this written by Howard Dean and the DNC staff?
Suffering fools is not his strongest trait.
Well, GW was not a big fan of nation building either during his 2000 campaign.
Thanks J. Hope you are well and being careful.
Why do they always have to bring up Katrina?
The membership looks like a bunch of leftists and commies.
America's image and influence are in decline around the world. To maintain a leading role in global affairs, the United States must move from eliciting fear and anger to inspiring optimism and hope.
In 2006, CSIS launched a bipartisan Commission on Smart Power to develop a vision to guide America's global engagement. This report lays out the commission's findings and a discrete set of recommendations for how the next president of the United States, regardless of political party, can implement a smart power strategy.
The United States must become a smarter power by once again investing in the global good—providing things people and governments in all quarters of the world want but cannot attain in the absence of American leadership. By complementing U.S. military and economic might with greater investments in soft power, America can build the framework it needs to tackle tough global challenges.
What did ‘bobby’ have to say? Oh, never mind, I don’t care.
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