That was the question—with respect to the global problems we currently face—that Tom Brokaw posed to the spectacular panel at "Enhancing the U.S.'s Role in the World," sponsored by t
Historically, at least, the Democrats have held an overwhelming advantage over Republicans on the question of which party would best manage and protect the environment. Thus, in an attempt to “wa
"America did not invent Human Rights. Human Rights invented America."
-US President Jimmy Carter
US standing in the world has receded as America's human rights record has been dealt blows by a failure to observe the rule of law and scandals like Abu Ghraib and the military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba. The US must repair its record and standing in the world.
THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS www.americanprogress.org
The United States made great strides to oust the Taliban and Al Qaeda and stand up the Afghan government after the invasion in October 2001, but the situation has deteriorated since 2005. The Taliban and Al Qaeda have regrouped and support the Afghan insurgency while strengthening their own capabilities. The Bush administration has portrayed Iraq as the central front of the central front of the "global war on terror," Afghanistan and the borderlands of Pakistan remain the central battlefield.
Common Good Project
Pursuing a Global Common Good means that U.S. foreign policy must go beyond preconceived notions of national self-interest and security by including our ethical obligations to the global community. Whether arguing against unjust wars or for our responsibility to lead against global warming, we challenge the faulty view that our national interests conflict with our ethical obligations.
www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/strategic_reset.html
Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Brian Katulis discusses the new CAP report, Strategic Reset, Reclaiming Control of US Security in the Middle East, which among other things, calls for the US to ramp up diplomatic efforts in the region and address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
Major breakthroughs in cooperation in any area of conflict are attainable by, 1-Taking responsibility for our long history of misconduct towards the people of countries we have difficulties with, 2-By making amends to those who have been harmed by our actions and 3-By putting an end to our divisive, coercive and controlling foreign policies. We are our own worst enemy!
See www.oicworldpeace.org for more info or call 856-596-6679
Arnold Keiser
A strong believer in the escalation of climate change, hence more severe disaster occuring upon the globe. I suggest an increase in Civilian Affairs troops. Positions around the globe with adequate supplies in order to be dropped into any hotspot within 12 hours to assist the people of the planet when disaster strikes.
End the war. Bring the troops home. Use some of the money saved from defense to provide medical & job transition programs for soldiers. New deal programs to build green energy & repair crumbling infrastructure. Set up universal healthcare. Displaced insurance workers could be retrained to work in the new govt. healthcare system offices. Learn how to practice real diplomacy and friendship with other nations. Conservation Corp to repair environmental damage. We need a new new-deal & living wages
There needs to be a Cabinet-level Department of Peace in which experts in the art of dialogue, mediation, and diplomacy are the Go-To people for both domestic and international disputes First and Foremost. These same experts also need to be fully experienced and educated in the languages and, especially knowledgeable in the cultures of those international communities and countries in which they will be negotiating. The Department of Peace needs to be the "Instead of" alternative to wars.
We need to strengthen the diplomatic connections between the United States and the rest of the world, of which the United Nations must be an integral part.
“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations- entangling alliances with none.”
- Thomas Jefferson ********
"It’s hypocritical to dismiss certain founding principles simply because a convenient rationale is needed to justify interventionist policies today. The principles enshrined in the Constitution do not change. If anything, today’s more complex world cries out for the moral clarity provided by a noninterventionist foreign policy."
--Ron Paul
