Madeleine Albright: Ten rules for the next president
By Madeleine K. Albright | Sunday, January 13, 2008 | The Boston Globe
“…The new president must come equipped with programs to match problems, but also with the necessary temperament and character to handle the world’s most important job. He or she must realize that good intentions and pious hopes will avail little in the absence of analytical skill, an aptitude for global strategy, and the ability to persuade countries to do what we want or, even better, to want what we want. Above all, the next president must be in the habit of thinking critically – which means asking questions, never being satisfied, considering every option, and recognizing and correcting mistakes. It is almost a year before the next president is sworn in. By then, some campaign promises, fresh now, will have passed their sell-by date. The same is true for free advice. I venture, nonetheless, to offer in advance 10 servings of advice for the next president….”…BS
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Given that Albright is (probably) Hillary’s foreign policy advisor (at least for now), I’d like to see a similar Op-Ed by Brzezinski, who is Obama’s foreign policy advisor.
Peace.
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