What we have been saying all along. The “Bush Doctrine.”
“A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies. Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaida’s leaders to lay down their arms,” Obama said. “To say that force is sometimes necessary is not a call to cynicism, it is a recognition of history.”
The president laid out the circumstances where war is justified – in self-defense, to come to the aid of an invaded nation and on humanitarian grounds, such as when civilians are slaughtered by their own government or a civil war threatens to engulf an entire region.
“The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it,” he said.
◼ Obama defends US wars as he accepts peace prize
I’ll give him credit for saying it. ‘Bout time. Let’s HOPE it’s not “just words.” Now, how will the left receive this? Will they at least for a brief moment stop and regret their attacks of the last 8 years? Because Obama just articulated the “Bush Doctrine.”
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Posted by Rose on December 10, 2009 11:34 am
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