Over 350,000 people had starved to death in Somalia. Then, “In 1992, President George Bush desired to strengthen the UN peacekeeping capability. President Bush and his administration looked to the UN as a tool to assist the U.S., ‘shape a world consistent with American values and interests.’” Notably, the lame duck, President Bush the Elder, for the first time in history, deployed the U.S. military in support of “American Values.” Notably, Operation Restore Hope was done in coordination with then-President-elect Bill Clinton.
Imagine, just 30 years ago America, on a bipartisan basis, and upholding “American values,” was willing to commit American forces on a massive humanitarian effort to save starving people in Africa. Of course, a President Trump would later identify Somalia (and all of Africa) as a “shithole country.” How America has changed!
During and following World War II, the United States became a leading influence in the world. The first to develop nuclear weapons, we became the most powerful nation on Earth from a military perspective. That capability emerged as a stabilizing force and counterbalance to the Soviet Union and expansion of Communism. The Apollo Lunar exploration program established American technological dominance. Concurrently, our middle class burgeoned forth and based […]
Well Albus, if you want to say I understated the issue in paragraph 4 line 2&3, that may be a fair point But I did acknowledge “we didn’t always get it right.” But point to any factual error in the “manure soaked article,” if you can. Answered the first question in paragraph one. Should we assume you are not an American (though you say :”our southern border”), or certainly not a combat veteran. The point was that American values have changed (not for the better) and the waiting alternative is far, far worse. There were practical constraints and the article could easily be multiple volumes. Did not say we always lived up to those values, but they were accepted, and no longer. BTW you got some wrong, and there are other examples as well.