You gotta love the Statement of Principles, from freaking 1997, signed by Dick and Wolfie and Rummy and even good brother Jeb:
“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.”
This particular shitmitten has been in the oven for a very long time.
rocco
In early March the Rebuilding America’s Defenses (RAD) document, to be found at this same URL, made North American news headlines. I guess someone in the media dug it out and found the parallels between the stated goals of the RAD in 2000 and the reality of 2003, erm, “interesting”.
The RAD’s a pretty big document, so I skimmed over the details of funding and specific deployments, but read in detail the statements of princple, e.g.
“Since today’s peace is the unique product of American preeminence, a failure to preserve that preeminence allows others an opportunity to shape the world in ways antithetical to American interests and principles.”
Insert ; repeat.
In the best Hallmark tradtition: “Why I Hate America” in PDF format!
Interestingly enough, when I tried to open that URL again today, the corporate site-blocking software kicked in and told me that it is an inappropriate use of computer resources. I couldn’t agree more.
rocco
Hmmm… the log SW has extracted some content. It should read:
Insert “sound Stewie made on Family Guy when he realized he’d been nursing on Peter Griffin’s breast”; repeat.
Korea, South and North, at Risk (via emptybottle.org) If you’re a fan of high-stakes diplomacy and brinksmanship, you’re going to just LOVE what’s happening on the Korean peninsula. The stakes (nuclear annihilation) could not be higher, the players cou…
The peaceblogger himself, jpoulos, has been on this story. check it out! http://www.blogfucker.com/admin/archives/2003_03.php#000104
I knew it was a mistake to click on that link – now, how do I clean the vomit out of my keyboard?
You gotta love the Statement of Principles, from freaking 1997, signed by Dick and Wolfie and Rummy and even good brother Jeb:
“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.”
This particular shitmitten has been in the oven for a very long time.
In early March the Rebuilding America’s Defenses (RAD) document, to be found at this same URL, made North American news headlines. I guess someone in the media dug it out and found the parallels between the stated goals of the RAD in 2000 and the reality of 2003, erm, “interesting”.
The RAD’s a pretty big document, so I skimmed over the details of funding and specific deployments, but read in detail the statements of princple, e.g.
“Since today’s peace is the unique product of American preeminence, a failure to preserve that preeminence allows others an opportunity to shape the world in ways antithetical to American interests and principles.”
Insert ; repeat.
In the best Hallmark tradtition: “Why I Hate America” in PDF format!
Interestingly enough, when I tried to open that URL again today, the corporate site-blocking software kicked in and told me that it is an inappropriate use of computer resources. I couldn’t agree more.
Hmmm… the log SW has extracted some content. It should read:
Insert “sound Stewie made on Family Guy when he realized he’d been nursing on Peter Griffin’s breast”; repeat.
Mine really IS bigger than yours….
Korea, South and North, at Risk (via emptybottle.org) If you’re a fan of high-stakes diplomacy and brinksmanship, you’re going to just LOVE what’s happening on the Korean peninsula. The stakes (nuclear annihilation) could not be higher, the players cou…