The Bush Doctrine - Joe Klein Calls BS on the Smokescreen - Palin Is Clueless

The Bush Doctrine
from TIME.com: Swampland by Joe Klein

There is a right-wing smokescreen emerging in an attempt to camouflage Sarah Palin's utter unfamiliarity with the Bush Doctrine. The new line, assayed by Charles Krauthammer and Peter Feaver among others, is that there were many Bush Doctrines. That is untrue. There was only one Bush Doctrine. It was enunciated in this speech, delivered by the President, at the West Point graduation in 2002. It was a conscious effort to step beyond the Cold War doctrine of containment and announce a new strategic posture appropriate for the War on Terrorism. Here's the relevant section, the bold-face highlights are mine:

For much of the last century, America's defense relied on the Cold War doctrines of deterrence and containment. In some cases, those strategies still apply. But new threats also require new thinking. Deterrence -- the promise of massive retaliation against nations -- means nothing against shadowy terrorist networks with no nation or citizens to defend. Containment is not possible when unbalanced dictators with weapons of mass destruction can deliver those weapons on missiles or secretly provide them to terrorist allies. We cannot defend America and our friends by hoping for the best. We cannot put our faith in the word of tyrants, who solemnly sign non-proliferation treaties, and then systemically break them. If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long. (Applause.) Homeland defense and missile defense are part of stronger security, and they're essential priorities for America. Yet the war on terror will not be won on the defensive. We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge. (Applause.) In the world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action. And this nation will act. (Applause.) Our security will require the best intelligence, to reveal threats hidden in caves and growing in laboratories. Our security will require modernizing domestic agencies such as the FBI, so they're prepared to act, and act quickly, against danger. Our security will require transforming the military you will lead -- a military that must be ready to strike at a moment's notice in any dark corner of the world. And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for preemptive action when necessary to defend our liberty and to defend our lives. (Applause.)

That is the Bush Doctrine. Sarah Palin had no idea that it even existed. Any attempts to divert attention from her ignorance should be rejected for what they are--disinformation.

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/the_bush_doctrine.html

in her head.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7053919&mesg_id=7053919

He is definitely trying to cover for Palin

He stated that she is NOT qualified to be vp but quibbled with neither is Obama

and

He also stated that the Republicans do not deserve to win this one with their record.

and I am in Canada.

:kick:

Great article.

:wtf:

Bush has probably forgotten himself by now so why should they?

The sheer volume of crap out there strains her capacity

Smart as she obviously is...she is not ready for the RED BUTTON

That really says it all.

campaign ever since they declared war on the Media.. the very same media the don't want anywhere NEAR that silly person, Pork Barrel Palin, and I'm glad to see that SOME outlets are taking his advice and even trumpeting it..

The McCain Campaign have themselves in an interesting fix, they've boxed themselves into a corner, and seem to be running out of Palin "Sound bites", all they have is the same stump speech she gave at the RNC and has been parroting all over the place..

Now they can't use her interview, those winks, crinkly nose "fuck me" looks, etc, because behind her Royal demeanor stands NOTHING..

Don't want to show a lot of "moose in the headlights" footage..

Churlee screwed her :)

Krautslimer was trying to make his point, but failed to mention that some nasty folks were reworking the Bush Doctrine some 300 times at the Wikipedia site so that there was NO singular statement and they could make their propagranda case.

They're fucked, it's all downhill from here..