Is Hillary Making Sense in this Speech?
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Hillary gave a speech to the CFR on July 15. I am having a LOT of trouble understanding parts of what she said. I don't know if I'm losing brain cells, or if she's not actually saying anything.
But they are not reason to despair about the future. The same forces that compound our problems – economic interdependence, open borders, and the speedy movement of information, capital, goods, services and people – are also part of the solution. And with more states facing common challenges, we have the chance, and a profound responsibility, to exercise American leadership to solve problems in concert with others. That is the heart of America’s mission in the world today.
Now, some see the rise of other nations and our economic troubles here at home as signs that American power has waned. Others simply don’t trust us to lead; they view America as an unaccountable power, too quick to impose its will at the expense of their interests and our principles. But they are wrong.
The question is not whether our nation can or should lead, but how it will lead in the 21st century. Rigid ideologies and old formulas don’t apply. We need a new mindset about how America will use its power to safeguard our nation, expand shared prosperity, and help more people in more places live up to their God-given potential.
President Obama has led us to think outside the usual boundaries. He has launched a new era of engagement based on common interests, shared values, and mutual respect. Going forward, capitalizing on America’s unique strengths, we must advance those interests through partnership, and promote universal values through the power of our example and the empowerment of people. In this way, we can forge the global consensus required to defeat the threats, manage the dangers, and seize the opportunities of the 21st century. America will always be a world leader as long as we remain true to our ideals and embrace strategies that match the times. So we will exercise American leadership to build partnerships and solve problems that no nation can solve on its own, and we will pursue policies to mobilize more partners and deliver results.
Ss I trudged through Hillary's speech.......... in the end I all that came to mind was the desired end result is as New Orleans' Nagin so ineloquently put it "a nice milk chocloate color...... " one world, one currency ,one color ,one mindset, one leader Hail Obamalord!!! Lead us to the promised land!!!
Mostly conventional mushtalk. It affirms that American will lead, which is exactly what annoys many other countries. Their problem is aggravated by the fact that even if we choose not to "lead" we still influence their economies and cultures. A "mindset" will make no difference to those fundamentals.
"Mindsets" and "engagement" are words that constantly appear in columns, speeches and articles without ever being given a substantive definition. People are free to attach whatever meaning they wish to them, hence they are analytically completely useless.
This seems timely from Heritage: The Invisible Secretary of State:
" As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton has been almost as elusive as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Her profile on the world stage has been significantly lower than that of her immediate predecessors, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell, who were highly prominent figures in their first six months in office. In marked contrast, Clinton has struggled to make her mark as an international leader and has on several occasions been embarrassingly overshadowed by Vice President Joe Biden on foreign affairs issues ranging from Israel to Iraq...."
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Typical liberal "nospeak." I've been wondering where she disappeared to. Under previous presidential adminstrations, I remember hearing about the Secretary of State quite often. She's all but disappeared in the press and Bill is persona non grata.