$1.8 B overcharged by Haliburton = flak jackets for each soldier x 3
| By AndrewGarib - Jul 13th, 2005 at 4:47 pm EDT |
| Also listed in: Campus Progress Blog |
Princeton Progressive Review's Asheesh Siddique hosted the national security policy seminar. Given the great job Cheney, Rummy and Dubya have been doing on foreign policy, it's hard to come out of a seminar on the real security situation in America without wincing. Then again, knowledge is power - if we're the next generation of Madeline Albrights and Colin Powells, we gotta know what's happening to do something about it.
Robert Boorstin of CAP set the tone: when it comes to national security, "we're in trouble, and we shouldn't be". Yet progressives can't get their act together! “The Emperor has no clothes, and yet Democrats and progressives act like that reality tv show “project runway” - everyone has their own color scheme, everyone's got their own style.” Boorstin said it's not all about messaging, but about Substance - hope the CAP's "Integrated Power" strategy, which Boorstin co-wrote, will help out in that department.
Peter Singer of Brookings said we need to stop focussing only on the radical core of anti-American Islamic movements and start worrying about the tolerant or even nurturing environment they're in. News flash for the Bush admin: the islamic world HATES america, and we gotta do something about it. He also gave the intriguing stat in the title of this post.
Dr. Susan Rice talked about the G8 Summit and how it's basically only a 'half-loaf' of what Tony Blair wanted. She reminded us about how important international development, in stopping the failing of states, helps kill hotbeds of terrorist growth and a slew of other transnational threats.
Maybe Michelle Flornoy is not the best person to end this post with - her projections were the most dire. We need more troops to handle an uncertain world, and the way the Bush admin is treating the military, we're not going to be able to face international threats the way we should be able to. All the panelists called for a broad and long-term strategy. If you're taking notes, Mr. Bush, that's not the 'strategery' tripe that you've been passing for policy. Make sure Mr. Rumsfeld gets the memo.
Robert Boorstin of CAP set the tone: when it comes to national security, "we're in trouble, and we shouldn't be". Yet progressives can't get their act together! “The Emperor has no clothes, and yet Democrats and progressives act like that reality tv show “project runway” - everyone has their own color scheme, everyone's got their own style.” Boorstin said it's not all about messaging, but about Substance - hope the CAP's "Integrated Power" strategy, which Boorstin co-wrote, will help out in that department.
Peter Singer of Brookings said we need to stop focussing only on the radical core of anti-American Islamic movements and start worrying about the tolerant or even nurturing environment they're in. News flash for the Bush admin: the islamic world HATES america, and we gotta do something about it. He also gave the intriguing stat in the title of this post.
Dr. Susan Rice talked about the G8 Summit and how it's basically only a 'half-loaf' of what Tony Blair wanted. She reminded us about how important international development, in stopping the failing of states, helps kill hotbeds of terrorist growth and a slew of other transnational threats.
Maybe Michelle Flornoy is not the best person to end this post with - her projections were the most dire. We need more troops to handle an uncertain world, and the way the Bush admin is treating the military, we're not going to be able to face international threats the way we should be able to. All the panelists called for a broad and long-term strategy. If you're taking notes, Mr. Bush, that's not the 'strategery' tripe that you've been passing for policy. Make sure Mr. Rumsfeld gets the memo.
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