Posted on 08/29/2011 9:37:31 PM PDT by Tempest
SAN ANTONIO - Despite being asked by convention leaders to appear as state governor and not a presidential candidate, Gov. Rick Perry endorsed an aggressive foreign policy doctrine, including support for the concept of pre-emptive strikes, in his welcoming remarks Monday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention.
Speaking to thousands of veterans and other registrants at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Perry also strongly defended the United States' unilateral powers in declaring war.
'A dangerous world'
"It's a dangerous world that we live in today," Perry said. "As the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 approach, we must renew our commitment to taking the fight to the enemy, wherever they are, before they strike at home."
Following some applause, he continued: "We respect our allies, and we must always seek to engage them in military missions. At the same time, we must be willing to act when it is time to act. We cannot concede the moral authority of our nation to multilateral debating societies. And when our interests are threatened, American soldiers should be led by American commanders."
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Make Obama define his foreign policy, if he has one.
Yes, because nobody could expect a governor speaking to a military convention to discuss the use of military force. Why would the veterans of foreign wars possibly be interested in such a thing?
Oh, and thank you, Tempest, for posting an article that reflects Perry in a good light, and for recognizing the bias of the source.
Lol.... I second that thank you.....especially for recognizing the bias of that source. ;-)
Every newspaper that doesn’t kiss Rick Perry’s butt must be ‘teh bias’
Gee, Tempest, why this penchant for constantly constructing straw men?
And when our interests are threatened, American soldiers should be led by American commanders.”
Saay, you don’t think he was talking about IndoKenyanamerican imposters here? Naah.
No one has ever specified what “American Interests” are and they probably never will. Perry is a veteran so I would assume his definition would be similar to what would be considered our traditional national interests.
It would probably be more productive and accurate to define what is NOT our interests.
Jobs are exported because of resource price differentials in the world market per unit of labor. They are exported from dynamic and innovative countries once production becomes so rationalized that it can be performed in less dynamic and innovative countries for less cost.
Our focus should not be on preservation of the older jobs/products but creation of the newer ones. Stagnation is the result of focusing on preservation.
Of course, because subjective fuzzy blandishments are wonderful cover allowing the latitude for political payoffs.
Our focus should not be on preservation of the older jobs/products but creation of the newer ones. Stagnation is the result of focusing on preservation.
There is no such thing as a "mature technology." Even long established industries have a lot of room in them for technical improvement, especially when conflated with multiple overlapping land uses by which to optimize the long term return on assets.
Invasive war just makes the world safe for State Department careerists.
Dude, nice spin. He endorsed today a true libertarian doctrine. But, yeah, nice spin Ron Paul partisan hack.
I really don’t have a candidate in the race, also.
I think we’ve blown up too many things and haven’t gotten much out of it.
“Of course, because subjective fuzzy blandishments are wonderful cover allowing the latitude for political payoffs.” While that may be true it does not address the real issue which is that national interests are not some discrete list of wishes. They can change rapidly and are undefined.
Is this dangerous? Yes, but IF the wisdom of the People prevails can be handled. Life must face unavoidable dangers.
Off course there is mature technology. It does not mean unchanging anymore than a mature person is unchanging. There is new technology (nanotech), mature technology (automobile manufacture) and old technology (buggy whip manufacture). We owe our economic greatness to concentration on the new.
I have no idea what you meant by referencing land usage.
Maybe, if the invasive forces were bureaucrats.
You seem to forget that the entanglements are the result of attacks upon the US. Just as the entanglement with Japan was the result of Pearl Harbor.
A Great Power will have great involvements and they are unavoidable.
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