Hey Don, you and I read this speech exactly the same. We are in the zone if you ask me. This was a change in foreign policy not a religious call, a call to war or anything else. And the President should "overreach" in the name of leadership. Would we want a Jimmie Carter in his sweater telling us to cut back our desires for the world. And I think that the point that our safety is dependent on the ending of tyranny to be breathtaking.
Okay...now there are three of us.
I found Peggy's comments about "overreaching" to be rather out of place coming from a Reagan supporter. America is all about setting standards that are probably unattainable in this world, but we try nonetheless. America is based on standards we have yet to reach in perfection. Such standards serve as a guide. President Bush has just reestablished a guide for US foreign policy. And I, for one, am glad.
And I think that the point that our safety is dependent on the ending of tyranny to be breathtaking.
The President and Natan are in total agreement on this issue. The President has been reading Natan's book, "The Case for Democracy", which makes this point. He asked to meet Natan without even finishing it, and is apparently passing out copies of the book to everyone.