Sunday, February 12, 2006
SOTU on Isolationism
State of the Union discussed...
Michael G. Franc discusses a part of President Bush's SOTU speech::
"Abandoning the overseas war against terrorism would place Americans at risk: "In a time of testing, we cannot find security by abandoning our commitments and retreating within our borders. If we were to leave these vicious attackers alone, they would not leave us alone. They would simply move the battlefield to our own shores. There is no peace in retreat."
"The entire world would be at risk: "America rejects the false comfort of isolationism. We are the nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies and faced down an evil empire. Once again, we accept the call of history to deliver the oppressed and move this world toward peace."
"World suffering, and the conditions that breed terrorism, would worsen: "Isolationism would not only tie our hands in fighting enemies; it would keep us from helping our friends in desperate need."
"Retreating on the domestic front would expose Americans to greater risks: "Our country must also remain on the offensive against terrorism here at home." Bush insists, for example, that his terrorist surveillance program, which has led to calls for his impeachment from leading Democrats on Capitol Hill, has already prevented terrorist attacks."
