George Soros (TomPaine.com): The New Bush Doctrine

[Jack Rabbit]

From TomPaine.com
Dated Tuesday January 25

The New Bush Doctrine
By George Soros

President George W. Bush’s second inaugural address set forth an ambitious vision of the role of the United States in advancing the cause of freedom worldwide, fueling worldwide speculation over the course of American foreign policy during the next four years. The ideas expressed in Bush’s speech thus deserve serious consideration . . . .

There is a bow to diplomacy in the assurance that fulfilling this mission “is not primarily the task of arms, though we will defend our friends and ourselves by force of arms when necessary.” Similarly, Bush recognizes that outsiders cannot force liberty on people. Instead, “Freedom by its nature must be chosen and defended by citizens and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities.”

Finally, there is acceptance of diversity, for “when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom and make their own way.”

I agree with this goal, and have devoted the last 15 years of my life and several billion dollars of my fortune to attaining it. Yet I find myself in sharp disagreement with the Bush administration. It is not only that there is a large gap between official words and deeds; I find that the words sometimes directly contradict the deeds in a kind of Orwellian doublespeak.

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[GetTheRightVote]

1. Bush lives in a reverse world, the reverse of all he says, he lies alot

But what can you expect from someone who steals several elections, and lies to the American public about the reasons for a war.

:kick:

[EC]

2. I would like to see the notes and memos to the

speechwiters about what he wanted to say...and how they arrived at what was said...