The GOP’s Bush era flirtation with Wilsonian nation building is at an end. All the major Republican Candidates are Jacksonians. Rick Perry gave a speech to Veterans. He came out against military adventures. Perry also stated that when we go to war, we need a plan to win and commit all resources possible.
Texas Governor Rick Perry delved into foreign policy this morning as he addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in San Antonio, warning that the United States “cannot concede the moral authority of our nation to multi-lateral debating societies.”
“I do not believe that America should fall subject to a foreign policy of military adventurism. We should only risk shedding American blood and spending American treasure when our vital interests are threatened and we should always look to build coalitions among the nations to protect the mutual interests of freedom loving people,” Perry told thousands of veterans today.
“It’s not our interest to go it alone. We respect our allies, and we must always seek to engage them in military missions. At the same time, we must be willing to act when it is time to act. We cannot concede the moral authority of our nation to multi-lateral debating societies, and when our interests are threatened American soldiers should be led by American commanders.”
Perry pointed to the lessons learned from the Vietnam War as helping leaders make more cautious decisions when engaging in combat.
“A president should never send our sons and daughters into war without a plan to win and the resources to make that possible,”
Rick Perry understands that America can’t go looking for demons abroad. He outlined a Jacksonian based foreign policy based on national interests. The era of nation building is over.
Tags: Gov. Rick Perry, Jacksonianism, Veterans of Foreign Wars
