Re: My take on the State of the Union

On Wednesday 21 January 2004 06:48, Steve Hutton wrote:

> >   http://asisaid.com/journal/1074661722.html
>
> "For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible --
> and no one can now doubt the word of America."
>
> Hehe, nice one.

Another :

"America is a nation with a mission and that mission comes from our most basic 
beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire."

Compare this to :

http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm

"We aim to make the case and rally support for American global leadership.
[...]
We seem to have forgotten the essential elements of the Reagan 
Administration's success: a military that is strong and ready to meet both 
present and future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully 
promotes American principles abroad; and national leadership that accepts the 
United States' global responsibilities.
"

Signed by :

Elliott Abrams, Gary Bauer, William J. Bennett, Jeb Bush
Dick Cheney, Eliot A. Cohen, Midge Decter, Paula Dobriansky, Steve Forbes
Aaron Friedberg, Francis Fukuyama, Frank Gaffney, Fred C. Ikle
Donald Kagan, Zalmay Khalilzad, I. Lewis Libby, Norman Podhoretz
Dan Quayle, Peter W. Rodman, Stephen P. Rosen, Henry S. Rowen
Donald Rumsfeld, Vin Weber, George Weigel, Paul Wolfowitz

-- 
				Guillaume
				http://www.telegraph-road.org

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