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New Bush Strategy: America As World s Cop Sep 23, 2002 Source: NewsMax.com America s new policy defining its role in the world as announced today by the White House presents the U.S. as anxious to preserve peace and democracy, but on closer reading it becomes clear that the real role is that of the U.S. is to be the World s beat cop. "We will not hesitate to act alone, to exercise our right to self-defense by acting pre-emptively against terrorists, President Bush warned in a new document issued at the very moment where U.N. member states such as Russia are showing serious reluctance to back U.S. calls for a new resolution that would authorize an attack on Iraq. The lengthy, 33-page document, "The National Security Strategy of the United States," is a report that the president must, under law, submit to Congress, but this report goes far beyond any other presidential strategy report issued in the past. Observers say Bush s announced strategic policy is the most aggressive since the Reagan administration, if not before. In it, the White House calls it a value-oriented strategy, encompassing the idea that it is up to the United States not only to make the world safer, but better. "America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones, the document proclaims. In releasing the document, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said in a statement that the report sets forth the principles that will guide the U.S. henceforth under the Bush administration. "America must always stand for and protect the universal values on which it was founded. To this end, President Bush makes clear that the United States will use its position of strength and influence in the world to defend, preserve, and extend the peace," Fleischer said. "This strategy states that the safety and security of America is the first and fundamental commitment of the our government." The report opens by noting that "The great struggles of the 20th century between liberty and totalitarianism ended with a decisive victory for the forces of freedom and a single sustainable model for national success: freedom, democracy and free enterprise. In the 21st century, only nations that share a commitment to protecting basic human rights and guaranteeing political and economic freedom will be able to unleash the potential of their people and assure their future prosperity. "People everywhere want to say what they think, choose who will govern them, worship as they please, educate their children male and female, own property and enjoy the benefits of their labor. These values of freedom are right and true for every person, in every society and the duty of protecting these values against their enemies is the common calling of freedom-loving people across the globe. . . . "The events of Sept. 11, 2001, taught us that weak states like Afghanistan can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states. Poverty does not make poor people into terrorists and murderers. Yet poverty, weak institutions and corruption can make weak states vulnerable to terrorist networks and drug cartels within their borders. According to the New York Times, the report states that American strategy requires that the U.S.: Speak out honestly about violations of the nonnegotiable demands of human dignity using our voice and vote in international institutions to advance freedom; use our foreign aid to promote freedom and support those who struggle nonviolently for it, ensuring that nations moving toward democracy are rewarded for the steps they take; take special efforts to promote freedom of religion and conscience and defend it from encroachment by repressive governments. . . . Our priority will be first to disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations of global reach and attack their leadership; command, control, and communications; material support; and finances. This will have a disabling effect upon the terrorists' ability to plan and operate. "We will disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations by: direct and continuous action using all the elements of national and international power. Our immediate focus will be those terrorist organizations of global reach and any terrorist or state sponsor of terrorism which attempts to gain or use weapons of mass destruction (W.M.D.) or their precursors; defending the United States, the American people and our interests at home and abroad by identifying and destroying the threat before it reaches our borders. While the United States will constantly strive to enlist the support of the international community, we will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by acting pre-emptively; . . . and denying further sponsorship, support and sanctuary to terrorists by convincing or compelling states to accept their sovereign responsibilities. "We will also wage a war of ideas to win the battle against international terrorism. This includes: using the full influence of the United States, and working closely with allies and friends, to make clear that all acts of terrorism are illegitimate so that terrorism will be viewed in the same light as slavery, piracy, or genocide: behavior that no respectable government can condone or support and all must oppose; supporting moderate and modern government, especially in the Muslim world, to ensure that the conditions and ideologies that promote terrorism do not find fertile ground in any nation; . . . "America s comprehensive strategy to combat Weapons of Mass Destruction includes: Proactive counterproliferation efforts. We must deter and defend against the threat before it is unleashed. . . . Given the goals of rogue states and terrorists, the United States can no longer solely rely on a reactive posture as we have in the past. The inability to deter a potential attacker, the immediacy of today's threats, and the magnitude of potential harm that could be caused by our adversaries' choice of weapons, do not permit that option. . . . "We will use our economic engagement with other countries to underscore the benefits of policies that generate higher productivity and sustained economic growth, including: pro-growth legal and regulatory policies to encourage business investment, innovation and entrepreneurial activity; tax policies, particularly lower marginal tax rates, that improve incentives for work and investment; rule of law and intolerance of corruption so that people are confident that they will be able to enjoy the fruits of their economic endeavors. . . . "Beyond market access, the most important area where trade intersects with poverty is in public health. We will ensure that the W.T.O. intellectual property rules are flexible enough to allow developing nations to gain access to critical medicines for extraordinary dangers like H.I.V./AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. "A world where some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less than $2 a day, is neither just nor stable. Including all of the world's poor in an expanding circle of development and opportunity is a moral imperative and one of the top priorities of U.S. international policy. . . . "The United States Government will . . . provide resources to aid countries that have met the challenge of national reform. We propose a 50 percent increase in the core development assistance given by the United States. . . . "The United States must and will maintain the capability to defeat any attempt by an enemy whether a state or nonstate actor to impose its will on the United States, our allies, or our friends. We will maintain the forces sufficient to support our obligations, and to defend freedom. Our forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a military buildup in hopes of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States. . . . "Ultimately, the foundation of American strength is at home. 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