Edwards: Throw away Bush's 'failed' terrorism policies; 'reengage with the world'

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/09/post.html



President Bush's "so-called 'global war on terror' " has been a "a double-edged failure," Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will argue later this morning during a speech at Pace University in Manhattan.

According to excerpts from his planned address sent to us by his campaign, Edwards will also say that:

• As president, he would "launch a comprehensive new counterterrorism policy that will be defined by two principles –- cooperation and strength. The centerpiece of this policy will be a new multilateral organization called the Counterterrorism and Intelligence Treaty Organization. Every nation has an interest in shutting down terrorism. CITO will create connections between a wide range of nations on terrorism and intelligence, including countries on all continents, including Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. New connections between previously separate nations will be forged, creating new possibilities."

• "Instead of a foreign policy of convenience that readily does business with whoever is available and regularly turns a blind eye when our allies behave wrongly or fail to cooperate, we need a new foreign policy of conviction that requires cooperation in exchange for our support, whether it’s arms sales, trade, or foreign aid."

• "We've got to throw away the failed George Bush policies of the past, and move in a bold new direction. ... Most of all, instead of reckless, solo pursuit of an ideological agenda that abandons our moral authority and disregards our allies, we need to reengage with the world and reassert our moral leadership."...
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i agree john...