One comment struck me as interesting:
Once they get to removing the statues of the framers of the Constitution they will have succeeded in rationalizing the removal of any document written by the founders. This is why under Obama so much in the way of Fabrication and false hoods were written to attack Thomas Jefferson. His statues will now be targeted next.
Of course the Constitution is the true target of the cultural cleansing campaign. First statues then any pictorial representation and then documents.
Definitely the actions of someone who THINKS HE KNOWS.. but DOESN'T!
The ATLANTIC seems to be the REPOSITORY for LEFTISTS CRAP writings.
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” - Slogan of “The Party”, 1984
This garbage by yet another general appears to be coordinated against Trump. It reminds me of during the Civil War when Gen. Hooker told the press that the US needed a dictator and clearly implied that he would gladly serve as such. Lincoln responded, “Dictators win battles. Let Hooker win a battle and I’ll risk the chance of a dictator. Exactly what battles were won by Petraeus, Kelly, “Mad Dog” Mattis, Dempsey, Mullen or that Allen jerk who now heads the Brookings Institution? The battle to get to the microphone and diss the leader of the country doesn’t count.
i am sure he discussed this at length with the slutty author he was banging. doosh!
Ping
Did Paula put him up to this one? Or are they an item anymore? I’m so confused nowadays.
“Of course the Constitution is the true target of the cultural cleansing campaign.”
You got that right. Since that is a big one, it will take at least another ten years, unless they can stage another knee on the neck event.
Jefferson Davis was held prisons for many years demanding a trial. The USA never tied him because the AG thought they would lose as secession was not and is not unconstitutional.
Another has been retired general seeking to get his name back in lights
No, they'll move on to the pre Civil War slaveowners, then to slaveowning Founders, then slaveowners like Col. Parris and his island.
The President said he won’t do it!
End of story!
Surprised that they do not want to change the name of the John Stennis.
I’m not sure Petraeus is precisely the right point man to be pointing up Confederate Generals as traitors, if ya know what I mean.
North America : Time for a New Focus
Chairs: David H. Petraeus, KKR Global Institute, and Robert B. Zoellick, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Project Director: Shannon K. O’Neil, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program
Program Director: Christopher M. Tuttle, Managing Director, Washington and Independent Task Force Programs
OCTOBER 2014 : (-—See WAR ON NATIONAL SOVEREIGNITY) North America - task-force-report-north-america-time-for-a-new-focus [BOOK]
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations Press
Release Date : October 2014
Price : $27.50 paper
138 pages
ISBN 978-0-87609-599-7
Task Force Report No. 71
A new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report, North America: Time for a New Focus, asserts that elevating and prioritizing the U.S.-Canada-Mexico relationship offers the best opportunity for strengthening the United States and its place in the world.
“It is time to put North America at the forefront of U.S. policy,” the report says. “The development and implementation of a strategy for U.S. economic, energy, security, environmental, and societal cooperation with its two neighbors can strengthen the United States at home and enhance its influence abroad.”
Chaired by David H. Petraeus, retired U.S. Army general and chairman of the KKR Global Institute, and Robert B. Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group and chairman of Goldman Sachs’s International Advisors, the Task Force is composed of a diverse and distinguished group of experts that includes former government officials, scholars, and others. The project is directed by CFR Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies Shannon K. O’Neil.
The Task Force proposes a comprehensive set of recommendations for deepening North American integration, concentrating on four pivotal areas—energy, economic competitiveness, security, and community. These include:
Capitalizing on North America’s promising energy outlook. The North American countries need a regional energy strategy to strengthen the continent’s energy infrastructure, expand energy exports, support Mexico’s historic reforms, improve safety, and encourage harmonized policies to promote energy conservation and reduce carbon emissions.
“For economic, environmental, and diplomatic reasons, the Task Force recommends that the U.S. government encourage increased energy connections with Canada and Mexico. The U.S. government should approve additional pipeline capacity, including the Keystone XL pipeline,” the report says. “The Task Force also proposes that the United States end restrictions on energy exports, including oil and LNG (liquefied natural gas).”
Bolstering economic competitiveness through the freer movement of goods and services across borders. Upgrading infrastructure and policies across borders would interconnect national economies securely and efficiently. Recognizing trilateral economic interests, the United States should also include Canada and Mexico in its negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other free trade agreements.
“The United States’ ability to compete in a dynamic and competitive world economy would be strengthened by enhanced economic ties with Canada and Mexico,” the report explains. “The Task Force recommends working toward the free and unimpeded movement of goods and services across North America’s common borders.”
Strengthening security through a unified continental strategy and “continuous border innovation.” While working toward the goal of a unified security strategy for North America, the United States and Canada should support Mexican efforts to strengthen the democratic rule of law, dismantle criminal networks, contribute to the development of resilient and cohesive communities, and reduce arms smuggling and drug consumption.
“The United States should shift from border-centric security toward a strategy of combining perimeter protection with security in depth through the use of intelligence, risk assessment, shared capabilities, and joint actions throughout the region,” the report says.
Fostering a North American community through comprehensive immigration reform, workforce development, and the creation of a mobility accord to facilitate the movement of workers. The U.S. Congress should pass comprehensive immigration reforms. To better aid the movement of North American workers, the three countries should also create a North American Mobility Accord, expand visas for skilled workers, streamline recognition of professional credentials, and develop a regional educational innovation strategy.
“The Task Force strongly recommends the passage of comprehensive federal immigration reform that secures U.S. borders, prevents illegal entry, provides visas on the basis of economic need, invites talented and skilled people to settle in the United States, and offers a pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants now in the United States,” the report says.
The report of the Independent Task Force on Noncommunicable Diseases, chaired by Mitchell E. Daniels and Thomas E. Donilon, will be released later this fall. Previous Independent Task Force reports have covered the open Internet, U.S.-Turkey relations, U.S. education reform and national security, and other relevant issues.
Note: This report is available in French and Spanish.
Professors: To request an exam copy, contact publications@cfr.org. Please include your university and course name.
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Task Force Members
Bernard W. Aronson, ACON Investments
Jodi Hanson Bond, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Robert C. Bonner, Sentinel HS Group, LLC
Jason Eric Bordoff, Columbia University
Timothy P. Daly, Western Union
Jorge I. Domínguez, Harvard University
Stephen E. Flynn, Northeastern University
Gordon D. Giffin, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Neal R. Goins, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Kenneth I. Juster, Warburg Pincus LLC
Marie-Josée Kravis, Hudson Institute
Jane Holl Lute, Council on CyberSecurity
Jason Marczak, Atlantic Council
Diana Natalicio, University of Texas at El Paso
Shannon K. O’Neil, Council on Foreign Relations
Maria Otero, Independent Consulting
James W. Owens, Caterpillar Inc.
David H. Petraeus, KKR Global Institute
Adrean Scheid Rothkopf, Millicom
Clifford M. Sobel, Valor Capital Group
James S. Taylor, Vianovo
Robert B. Zoellick, Goldman Sachs & Co.