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The United States is still the same country it was a year ago, give or take about 6 million jobs. But its international branding campaign, as led by the new President, Barack Obama, is so different that the rest of the world might be forgiven if it has to do a double take.
Most of the hallmarks of the foreign policy of George W. Bush are gone. The old conservative idea of "American exceptionalism," which placed the U.S. on a plane above the rest of the world as a unique beacon of democracy and financial might, has been rejected. At almost every stop, Obama has made clear that the U.S. is but one actor in a global community. Talk of American economic supremacy has been replaced by a call from Obama for more growth in developing countries. Claims of American military supremacy have been replaced with heavy emphasis on cooperation and diplomatic hard labor. (Read "Obama in Europe: Facing Four Big Challenges.")
Originally posted by kettlebellysmith
We will survive, and we will remain free. How many of you have referred your friends to ATS? I know they think you are crazy when you talk to them, but if they read other people's posts, it might change their minds. You can't make them join, but at least show them what they are missing. The more ideas we have, the better chance we have of preserving our freedons, and making our country great once more.
Then how about leading instead of giving away the store…if you don’t mind?
Originally posted by xmotex
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
Then how about leading instead of giving away the store…if you don’t mind?
He's not giving away the store, he's getting us out of the hegemony business, and not a moment too soon.
This country was created to be a Republic, not an Empire.
The quasi-imperial order we've tried to maintain over the last eight years is something Americans don't want, and can't afford.
I fail to see how adopting a rational foreign policy is bad for this country, and by the looks of the last election, it seems most Americans agree.
We don't need to "lead" (rule) the world, we don't want to, and the world doesn't need or want a single country to "lead" it.
Originally posted by xmotex
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
Then how about leading instead of giving away the store…if you don’t mind?
He's not giving away the store, he's getting us out of the hegemony business, and not a moment too soon.
This country was created to be a Republic, not an Empire.
The quasi-imperial order we've tried to maintain over the last eight years is something Americans don't want, and can't afford.
I fail to see how adopting a rational foreign policy is bad for this country, and by the looks of the last election, it seems most Americans agree.
We don't need to "lead" (rule) the world, we don't want to, and the world doesn't need or want a single country to "lead" it.
And while he is saying this, he is allowing the United States to become a police state, where his citizens are spied upon and treated like dirt. Nice try.