Posted on 08/29/2011 9:32:21 AM PDT by CA Conservative
Texas Governor Rick Perry delved into foreign policy this morning as he addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in San Antonio, warning that the United States “cannot concede the moral authority of our nation to multi-lateral debating societies.”
“I do not believe that America should fall subject to a foreign policy of military adventurism. We should only risk shedding American blood and spending American treasure when our vital interests are threatened and we should always look to build coalitions among the nations to protect the mutual interests of freedom loving people,” Perry told thousands of veterans today.
“It’s not our interest to go it alone. 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 multi-lateral debating societies, and when our interests are threatened American soldiers should be led by American commanders.”
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- US should only act militarily when our national interests are at stake or when we are threatened or attacked;
- US should work with allies whenever possible;
- US should not concede our moral authority to act to groups line the UN;
- US troops should only be commanded by US officers;
- Perry announces a Texas initiative to help veterans to buy, build, renovate or rent homes.
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I beat you to it. ;o)
Just about Pitch Perfect! Such remarks should assuage even libertarians.
Gotta love it....he has a nice turn of phrase....who writes his speeches?...whoever they are..they know their man..they write words that fit him...
Pitch perfect. Yes. Sounds like someone that served, doesn’t it? I loved the snipe at the UN.
Bring on the Perry haters....
But what we need even more is a clear statement that nation-building is not what the military is for, and that pissing away our blood and treasure for another decade of no-win desert whack-a-mole is something that a President Perry will not countenance.
” Sounds like someone that served, doesn’t it? “ <<<
Oh, baby, you said it! Breathing fresh air is getting to be exhilarating again!!
“As the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 911 approach, we must renew our commitment to taking the fight to the enemy wherever they are before they strike at home.”
Now where have I heard that before as we put troops on the ground in Iraq when those who struck us were in Afghanistan.
I disagree with Perry on immigration but there is one thing Perry has in droves and that’s guts. The Republican Party should be renamed the Spineless Wonder Party.
I disagree with Perry on immigration but there is one thing Perry has in droves and that’s guts. The Republican Party should be renamed the Spineless Wonder Party.
Yeah, Ricardo's script writers know exactly what their audience wants to hear, just like Bush's scrip writers knew what Bush had to say to get conservatives to vote for him and we all know how conservative Bush turned out to be.
Who wrote this speech?
blah blah blah Gardasil blah blah open borders blah blah blah Al Gore blah blah blah Bilderberg blah blah crony capitalism blah blah.
Does that cover it?
Pfffftttt...what about gardisil? What about TTC??
You forgot “trans-texas-corridor” but ither than that you covered it pretty well.
and he used to be a democrat! and ALGORE! And he’s NOT Ron Paul or Sarah Palin.....any of those things are clear and justifiable reason to tear him down!
I don’t know who wrote that speech. Did you read it? It was awesome and dead-on-balls accurate.
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