Penn
01-05-2009, 07:20
This post is the result of a members signture quote. It has provoked some thought and I think its worth sharing, in that it opens a window into the consistancy of government and the forethought of policy positions.
The quote: To those who would tear the world down: we will defeat you.
Since the election, I have been following the dialogue established by the President-elect as he presents himself and American’s foreign policy position to the world and have come to the following conclusions based on his remarks and our recent history; there will be no change in regard to America’s foreign policy positions, or our current engagements in the next two to three years.
On election night, in his acceptance speech, the President-elect first responsibility was to reaffirm America’s position to the world. Referencing JFK Inaugural speech on the passing of the Torch from one generation to the next; in JFK words: “Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage--and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world”.
The President elect echoes this founding principle of American policy in his victory speech on election night. It was no accident and is void of ego, it is a simple statement to the world that American will continue its policies and as JFK alert the world of leadership change so does the President elect: “from parliaments and palaces…to forgotten corners of the world...a new dawn of American leadership is at hand…To those who would tear the world down: we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals-democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope”.
The quote: To those who would tear the world down: we will defeat you.
Since the election, I have been following the dialogue established by the President-elect as he presents himself and American’s foreign policy position to the world and have come to the following conclusions based on his remarks and our recent history; there will be no change in regard to America’s foreign policy positions, or our current engagements in the next two to three years.
On election night, in his acceptance speech, the President-elect first responsibility was to reaffirm America’s position to the world. Referencing JFK Inaugural speech on the passing of the Torch from one generation to the next; in JFK words: “Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage--and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world”.
The President elect echoes this founding principle of American policy in his victory speech on election night. It was no accident and is void of ego, it is a simple statement to the world that American will continue its policies and as JFK alert the world of leadership change so does the President elect: “from parliaments and palaces…to forgotten corners of the world...a new dawn of American leadership is at hand…To those who would tear the world down: we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals-democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope”.