The Bush Doctrine - Palin vs Gibson
By 186 on Sep 11, 2008
Bush Doctrine: Charlie Gibson Got it Wrong Governor Palin got it right.
GIBSON: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine?
PALIN: In what respect, Charlie?
GIBSON: The Bush — well, what do you — what do you interpret it to be?
PALIN: His world view.
GIBSON: No, the Bush doctrine, enunciated September 2002, before the Iraq war.
PALIN: I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid
this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell bent on
destroying our nation. There have been blunders along the way, though.
There have been mistakes made. And with new leadership, and that’s the
beauty of American elections, of course, and democracy, is with new
leadership comes opportunity to do things better.GIBSON: The Bush doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have
the right of anticipatory self-defense, that we have the right to a
preemptive strike against any other country that we think is going to
attack us. Do you agree with that?
Palin was 100% correct with answer on the Bush Doctrine.
Simplistic Gibson like the left thinks the Doctrine is just about war and “preemptive strikes” only.
It’s like asking “do you agree with the U.S. Constitution” and when asked to clarify doing so by saying it’s about letting people have guns.
Gibson is a moron.
Palin answere is spot on saying it’s Bush’s “world view”.
The Bush Doctrine also known as: The National Security Strategy of the United States of America.
“Our Nation’s cause has always been larger than our Nation’s defense. We fight, as we always fight, for a just peace—a peace that favors liberty. We will defend the peace against the threats from terrorists and tyrants. We will preserve the peace by building good relations among the great powers. And we will extend the peace by encouraging free and open societies on every continent.”President Bush
West Point, New York
June 1, 2002The United States possesses unprecedented— and unequaled—strength and influence in the world. Sustained by faith in the principles of liberty, and the value of a free society, this position comes with unparalleled responsibilities, obligations, and opportunity. The great strength of this nation must be used to promote a balance of power that favors freedom.
For most of the twentieth century, the world was divided by a great struggle over ideas: destructive totalitarian visions versus freedom and equality.
That great struggle is over. The militant visions of class, nation, and race which promised utopia and delivered misery have been defeated and discredited. America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones. We are menaced less by fleets and armies than by catastrophic technologies in the hands of the embittered few.We must defeat these threats to our Nation, allies, and friends.
This is also a time of opportunity for America. We will work to translate this moment of influence into decades of peace, prosperity, and liberty. The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our national interests. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better. Our goals on the path to progress are clear: political and economic freedom, peaceful relations with other states, and respect for human dignity.
And this path is not America’s alone. It is open to all. To achieve these goals, the United States will:
- champion aspirations for human dignity;
- strengthen alliances to defeat global terrorism and work to prevent attacks against us and our friends;
- work with others to defuse regional conflicts;
- prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends, with weapons of mass destruction;
- ignite a new era of global economic growth through free markets and free trade;
- expand the circle of development by opening societies and building the infrastructure of democracy;
- develop agendas for cooperative action with other main centers of global power; and
- transform America’s national security institutions to meet the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century.
- Overview of America’s International Strategy
- Champion Aspirations for Human Dignity
- Strengthen Alliances to Defeat Global Terrorism and Work to Prevent Attacks Against Us and Our Friends
- Work with others to Defuse Regional Conflicts
- Prevent Our Enemies from Threatening Us, Our Allies, and Our Friends with Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Ignite a New Era of Global Economic Growth through Free Markets and Free Trade
- Expand the Circle of Development by Opening Societies and Building the Infrastructure of Democracy
- Develop Agendas for Cooperative Action with the Other Main Centers of Global Power
- Transform America’s National Security Institutions to Meet the Challenges and Opportunities of the Twenty-First Century
Seems like the Nutroots at Think Progrees are as ignorant and simplistic when it comes to the Bush Doctrine as Gibson is.
Hot Air has more
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