Posted on 05/02/2011 10:20:36 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
Palin Doctrine? Sarah Palin spoke at a Tribute to the Troops at Colorado Christian University.
"The Soldier fights not because he hates what's in front of him. But because he loves those and what's behind him!"....G.K. Chesterton
1. We should only commit our forces when clear and vital American interest are at stake.
2. IF we have to fight, we fight to win. We use overwhelming force, we only send in our troop into war with the objective to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible: We do not send in our military to stretch out the mission with an open-ended and ill-define mission. NATION BUILDING is a nice idea in theory but it is not the main purpose of our Arm Forces, we use our military to win wars.
3. We must have clearly defined objectives before sending our troops in harms way: If you can't explain the mission to the American people clearly and concisely, then our Sons and Daughters should not be sent into battle. PERIOD.
4. American soldiers must NEVER be put under foreign command: We can fight side by side with our allies, but American soldiers must remain under the care and command of the American officer.
5. Sending out our Arm Forces should be our last resort: We don't go looking for dragons to slay, however we will encourage the forces of freedom around the world who is sincerely fighting for the empowerment of the individual. When it makes sense and it is appropriate, we will provide them with support to help them win their own freedom....But we can't fight every war, we can't undue every injustice around the World.
Palin: The Stronger we are the more peaceful the World will be under our example....We must vigorously defend ourselves but at the same time not wear down our arm forces with never-ending and ever increasing commitments. I believe that America though, must never retreat into isolation, the World will be less safe and less free without our leadership and we must never forget that America has a responsibility to lead "TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN MUCH IS EXPECTED".
We can not be the World's policeman, granted or a door of ATM but we can lead by example, by our words and if necessary by our actions.....We need leaders that embodies the same standard that our men and women in uniform hold themselves...Remember, the true soldier fights for it is behind him. Behind him here is tradition, patriotism and it---it is not a need for a fundamental transformation of America but a renewal for ALL THAT IS GOOD ABOUT AMERICA!
This is more of the reasons I endorsed her....
Very happy to read your post, well stated. It was also a very selfless move, something a true public servant would do. Most politicians would hold on to their power with their last political gasp, no matter how much harm it does to those who they pretend to serve. Our country would be very fortunate to have a president with the integrity of Sarah Palin
Where did you get the transcript?
I transcribe it from the audio version of the speech but SarahPAC has just put the whole speech up on their website:
http://sarahpac.com/posts/tribute-to-the-troops-with-governor-palin
OK, thanks. You put a lot of time into this. God bless you.
Yeah...we just have to suffer with these PDser! LOL!
It's not the quantity, it's the quality.
Palin did more work in those 2.5 years than those three clowns combined.
BTW Romney technically only served 2.5 years too, as he began preparing to run for president in 2005.
She did fulfill it.
She couldn't faithfully execute her job due to extraordinary and politically motivated circumstances, stepped down, and handed over power to someone who could.
Are you truly this dumb?
I never said she was. Unlike Palin,the neocons are leftists on domestic policy. I did say that she was neocon in foreign policy (that’s the whole point of this story, which you apparently agree with!) up to this point.
i love governor palin i do she will not win in a presidential election she won’t i love her i endorse her policies but at the same time she is too polarizing i am sure i will get flamed fine take a look at our governor here in va he unlike gov palin did not quit
she did those are the facts
Those other guys may have faced lawsuits, but 20 at a time? Did their government require them to personally foot the bill as Palin’s did??
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