"The Bubble of American Supremacy" is about to Burst..George Soros Article

[masmdu]

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/12/soros.htm


A prominent financier argues that the heedless assertion of American power in the world resembles a financial bubble—and the moment of truth may be here

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I propose replacing the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive military action with preventive action of a constructive and affirmative nature. Increased foreign aid or better and fairer trade rules, for example, would not violate the sovereignty of the recipients. Military action should remain a last resort. The United States is currently preoccupied with issues of security, and rightly so. But the framework within which to think about security is collective security. Neither nuclear proliferation nor international terrorism can be successfully addressed without international cooperation. The world is looking to us for leadership. We have provided it in the past; the main reason why anti-American feelings are so strong in the world today is that we are not providing it in the present.

[Paschall]

1. An excellent read! I highly recommend this, folks

Soros covers all bases. You can take away lots of good talking points from this piece.

(And he even shares a view of Sept. 11 I put forward here two years ago: "The terrorist attack on the United States could have been treated as a crime against humanity rather than an act of war. Treating it as a crime would have been more appropriate. Crimes require police work, not military action...") :bounce:

[leesa]

2. Soros has nailed it on the head.

Thanks for the post.

[LeftCoast]

3. Good article!

:kick:

[Spazito]

4. Excellent Article!

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[Classical_Liberal]

5. Sounds like a progressive foriegn policy

Great read!

[A HERETIC I AM]

6. Well said, George! I like this part particularly:

"The supremacist ideology of the Bush Administration stands in opposition to the principles of an open society, which recognize that people have different views and that nobody is in possession of the ultimate truth. The supremacist ideology postulates that just because we are stronger than others, we know better and have right on our side"
And this:

"It is ironic that the government of the most successful open society in the world should have fallen into the hands of people who ignore the first principles of open society. At home Attorney General John Ashcroft has used the war on terrorism to curtail civil liberties. Abroad the United States is trying to impose its views and interests through the use of military force. The invasion of Iraq was the first practical application of the Bush doctrine, and it has turned out to be counterproductive. A chasm has opened between America and the rest of the world."

Bush and his policies continue to demonstrate a plan for a world that will be MORE dangerous when he is out of office, NOT more safe. I have been calling this a "Never-ending psuedo war" for quite some time. Soros nailed it and the American public needs to wake up. His poll numbers should be in the single digits.