Bush to Outline Doctrine of Striking Foes First

New York Times ^ | 9/19/02 | DAVID E. SANGER

[AzJP]

"...bolstering foreign aid by 50 per cent..."

Thanks George.

[seeker41]

The strategy document will also state, for the first time, that the United States will never allow its military supremacy to be challenged the way it was during the cold war.

I like it!

[Torie]

The doctrine also describes at great length the administration's commitment to bolstering American foreign aid by 50 percent in the next few years in "countries whose governments rule justly, invest in their people and encourage economic freedom." It insists that the programs must have "measurable results" to assure that the money is actually going to the poor, especially for schools, health care and clean water.

How would this doctrine affect aid to Eqypt, the US's second largest recipient? Just curious.

[cactusSharp]

it will be the best spent money in a century.
having watched Hardball tonight,ole Squat to Pee
Matthews has Howard(the duck) Fineman and the
strategy was leaked......Fineman allowed Bush will
get,and damn fast too, his Iraq papers and how
Bush wants them. The theory is now war is off the table
and successful news is wrapped with democratic
"me too's". After days and with the media qued like
a 60's d.j. ,kitchen table issues will bombard Katie
and Matt. Cable tv and Dohawho. The old Clinton
faces will saturate tv again with Bush can't ,
won't etc etc........as said on Hardball...
Squat to Pee added, is it in the dem's heart or is this
hard hearted for votes..It was agreed,votes. But it was
extended between Matthews and Fineman that dems were
aboard for "one vote,one war".No axis of evil
here.
So obviously,had Usamaa's remains been found(in Tora
Bora) these same heartless vote seekers would
have screamed....Usama is dead = war is over.

[MedicalMess]

When you are Rome you should act like Rome. We are the Roman Empire of the 21st century.

[Torie]

Do you honestly expect anyone to parse the meaning of your post? Is this the new trend in writing style? Let me out of here.

[cactusSharp]

now as to the UN. Expect them to "give it
to Sadaam". The orders will certainly be for
the UN to prove RELEVANCE,after all this is
the alter of the democratic party.Souvergnty(sp)
be damned. Yep...expect Kofi to play to the cameras
and get Dubya's nobel peace prize.

[zarf]

Wow, what the hell did you just wtype....is this code or sumtin?

[cactusSharp]

I understood every word
but I'll readily admit,I'm biased.

[zarf]

I thought you were retarded. OK, nevermind.

[The Great Satan]

The document makes no reference to the Kyoto accord

Sacre bleu!

[BushMeister]

I really think
you need to ask someone to
HOLD YOUR BEER
So we can understand
you

[fooman]

I know, I know. But in some ways it is cheap.

[cactusSharp]

this says the same thing
in the Queen's english

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/754017/posts

add a coma here and there and so did I...lol

[D-fendr]

It's a little late for comfort, but at last a president seeks a foreign policy based on a realistic view of the dangers in the world post-Soviet Union.

[Stavka2]

United States will exploit its military and economic power to encourage "free and open societies," rather than seek "unilateral advantage." It calls this union of values and national interests "a distinctly American internationalism."

Ok, got to call a big ole BS on this one. The US has nothing but a history of supporting dictators: aka (only a tiny amount of examples): Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Shah of Iran, Pakistan, almost all the various right wing governments of Central and South America, Batista, Hali Solaci...and many of his ilk in Africa, KLA, Tujdamin, Izobegavich, Kuwait, Shevernadzi and the list goes on and on. The last thing the US foreign policy wants to deal with is an elected official who might just have to represent the wishs of his people and might change regularly...much harder to bribe.

As for China, what is the US going to do, invade? It already spends more then the next 15 nations combined and yet 20,000 US military families are on food stamps and equipment is constantly broken and underfunded....where is the money going? Where are $340 billion dollars disappearing to? Or is it the contractors and the senators and everyone else with a kickback sucking it all up?

[The Great Satan]

This is rockin'. Anyone care to guess what Al Gore would be doing now?

[Stavka2]

If you are Rome, then don't be surprised when the rebellions and the barbarians arrive. Guess no one ever did listen to George Washington and the founding fathers of the US....to bad, never forget what Rome did to its citizens eventually and what became of it.

[PianoMan]

The doctrine also describes at great length the administration's commitment to bolstering American foreign aid by 50 percent in the next few years in "countries whose governments rule justly, invest in their people and encourage economic freedom."

I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, since the rest of this document sounds great, but this is a statement that will worry conservatives and rightly so. However Bush seems at least as preoccupied with finally making sure that foreign aid recipients are moving their countries in the direction of freedom.

The rest of this document is "stick", the $$ are a "carrot". If he can use the carrot to prod other countries toward greater liberty we will reap big dividends. We don't spend that much on foreign aid.