Posted on 04/16/2010 11:52:48 AM PDT by American Dream 246
Asked this week about his faltering efforts to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama did something remarkable. In front of some 47 foreign leaders and hundreds of reporters from all over the world, President Obama said that whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower.
Whether we like it or not? Most Americans do like it. Americas military may be one of the greatest forces for good the world has ever seen, liberating countless millions from tyranny, slavery, and oppression over the last 234 years. As a dominant superpower, the United States has won wars hot and cold; our military has advanced the cause of freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan and kept authoritarian powers like Russia and China in check.
It is in Americas and the worlds interests for our country to remain a dominant military superpower, but under our great countrys new leadership that dominance seems to be slipping away. President Obama has ended production of the F-22, the most advanced fighter jet this country has ever built. Hes gutted our missile defense program by eliminating shield resources in strategic places including Alaska. And hes ended the program to build a new generation of nuclear weapons that would have ensured the reliability of our nuclear deterrent well into the future. All this is in the context of the countrys unsustainable debt that could further limit defense spending. As one defense expert recently explained:
The president is looking to eliminate the last vestiges of the Reagan-era buildup. Once the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are ended (not won), the arms control treaties signed, and defense budgets held at historic lows while social entitlements and debt service rise to near-European levels, the era of American superpower will have passed.
The truth is this: by his actions we see a president who seems to be much more comfortable with an American military that isnt quite so dominant and who feels the need to apologize for America when he travels overseas. Could it be a lack of faith in American exceptionalism? The fact is that America and our allies are safer when we are a dominant military superpower whether President Obama likes it or not.
- Sarah Palin
America itself is a problem for this evil demon.
Why is Sarah referring a Kenyan usurper as “Mr. President”?
Americas greatest Threat is the Socialist/Marxist/Fascist Obama
Thank you for showing the Republicans how to lead, Sarah.
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