A new vision for America’s security
By Tom Ridge and Barry McCaffery | Tuesday, July 31, 2007 | The Boston Globe
Former governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania was the first Secretary of Homeland Security. General Barry McCaffrey is Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at the US Military Academy. Both are advisers to the Center for US Global Engagement. Here they say something strikingly non-military – arguing that the country needs to move in a direction completely different from the tragically misguided policies of the Bush administration:
“…Placing more emphasis on saving lives and creating opportunities for people of other nations can strengthen our national security and revitalize America’s global image and moral leadership. By advancing global health, strengthening civil society and rule of law, and expanding access to basic education and clean drinking water, the next president can show the world an America that is strong, secure, compassionate — a country that can lead by example.”
In other words, the next presidential campaign needs to focus on ways for the US to project ‘Smart Power’…BS
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