Nation-building is now job one
Future of Freedom Foundation
by Sheldon Richman
12/21/05
President George W. Bush's 2000 promise of a humble foreign policy that forswore nation-building has long gone the way of his father's 'read my lips: no new taxes' pledge. Now we have it in writing. Bush made the same point in an interview with Fox News's Brit Hume. He explained that transforming societies into democracies is not only good for them; it is also in the interest of the American people. He didn't explain how turning a society into an Islamic state aligned with Iran is a good thing, but most Americans won't ask anyway...
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0512h.asp
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Sheldon Richman
12/21/05
President George W. Bush's 2000 promise of a humble foreign policy that forswore nation-building has long gone the way of his father's 'read my lips: no new taxes' pledge. Now we have it in writing. Bush made the same point in an interview with Fox News's Brit Hume. He explained that transforming societies into democracies is not only good for them; it is also in the interest of the American people. He didn't explain how turning a society into an Islamic state aligned with Iran is a good thing, but most Americans won't ask anyway...
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0512h.asp
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 22. Dez, 17:55
