Posted on 09/20/2002 8:16:44 PM PDT by adam stevens
Reprinted from NewsMax.com
New Bush Strategy: America As World’s Cop
Phil Brennan, NewsMax.comAmerica’s new policy defining its role in the world as announced today by the White House presents the U.S. as anxious to preserve peace and democracy, but on closer reading it becomes clear that the real role is that of the U.S. is to be the World’s beat cop.
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002
"We will not hesitate to act alone, to exercise our right to self-defense by acting pre-emptively” against terrorists,” President Bush warned in a new document issued at the very moment where U.N. member states such as Russia are showing serious reluctance to back U.S. calls for a new resolution that would authorize an attack on Iraq.
The lengthy, 33-page document, "The National Security Strategy of the United States," is a report that the president must, under law, submit to Congress, but this report goes far beyond any other presidential strategy report issued in the past.
Observers say Bush’s announced strategic policy is the most aggressive since the Reagan administration, if not before. In it, the White House calls it a value-oriented strategy, encompassing the idea that it is up to the United States not only to make the world safer, but better.
"America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones,” the document proclaims.
In releasing the document, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said in a statement that the report sets forth the principles that will guide the U.S. henceforth under the Bush administration.
"America must always stand for and protect the universal values on which it was founded. To this end, President Bush makes clear that the United States will use its position of strength and influence in the world to defend, preserve, and extend the peace," Fleischer said. "This strategy states that the safety and security of America is the first and fundamental commitment of the our government."
The report opens by noting that "The great struggles of the 20th century between liberty and totalitarianism ended with a decisive victory for the forces of freedom and a single sustainable model for national success: freedom, democracy and free enterprise. In the 21st century, only nations that share a commitment to protecting basic human rights and guaranteeing political and economic freedom will be able to unleash the potential of their people and assure their future prosperity.
"People everywhere want to say what they think, choose who will govern them, worship as they please, educate their children — male and female, own property and enjoy the benefits of their labor. These values of freedom are right and true for every person, in every society — and the duty of protecting these values against their enemies is the common calling of freedom-loving people across the globe. . . .
"The events of Sept. 11, 2001, taught us that weak states like Afghanistan can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states. Poverty does not make poor people into terrorists and murderers. Yet poverty, weak institutions and corruption can make weak states vulnerable to terrorist networks and drug cartels within their borders.
According to the New York Times, the report states that American strategy requires that the U.S.:
"We will disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations by:
"We will also wage a war of ideas to win the battle against international terrorism. This includes:
"America’s comprehensive strategy to combat Weapons of Mass Destruction includes:
"We will use our economic engagement with other countries to underscore the benefits of policies that generate higher productivity and sustained economic growth, including:
"Beyond market access, the most important area where trade intersects with poverty is in public health. We will ensure that the W.T.O. intellectual property rules are flexible enough to allow developing nations to gain access to critical medicines for extraordinary dangers like H.I.V./AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
"A world where some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less than $2 a day, is neither just nor stable. Including all of the world's poor in an expanding circle of development and opportunity is a moral imperative and one of the top priorities of U.S. international policy. . . .
"The United States Government will . . . provide resources to aid countries that have met the challenge of national reform. We propose a 50 percent increase in the core development assistance given by the United States. . . .
"The United States must and will maintain the capability to defeat any attempt by an enemy — whether a state or nonstate actor — to impose its will on the United States, our allies, or our friends. We will maintain the forces sufficient to support our obligations, and to defend freedom. Our forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a military buildup in hopes of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States. . . .
"Ultimately, the foundation of American strength is at home. It is in the skills of our people, the dynamism of our economy and the resilience of our institutions. A diverse, modern society has inherent, ambitious, entrepreneurial energy. Our strength comes from what we do with that energy. That is where our national security begins.”
The message to the world is clear: Get ready for Pax Americana.
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We aren't out to interject ourselves into every "crime" being perpetrated by nations, even rogue nations, on the face of the earth. The U.S. simply must take action, however, when faced with a threat to national security of Saddam-Hussein-proportions.
- Gin
America's diplomacy is hallmarked by linking human rights to international relations. To make this clear, any nation with which America currently has fundamental security issues or the possibility in which armed conflict exists, you will see that there are no Globalist ideals at work within these societies. Freedom, voting, and human rights will bring most adversary governments to their knees.
Got to love the advancement of human rights:)
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