Foreign Policy Experts Target U.S. 'Empire-Building'

[kayell]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=655&e=5&u=/oneworld/4536706431066394238

It's on Yahoo, remember to rate it.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 16 (IPS) -- Representatives of a new coalition of prominent foreign-policy scholars and analysts whose political views range from right to center-left announced here Thursday they hope to spearhead opposition to the imperial policies pursued by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites).


Leaders of the "Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy" charged that the administration is moving ''in a dangerous direction toward empire,'' an idea that they said has never been embraced by the U.S. public.


The spokespersons said they will hold a series of policy forums and conferences around the country, publish papers and articles, and represent an anti-imperial viewpoint on television and radio, media that, since the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon (news - web sites), have been largely dominated by pro-imperial or pro-war voices.


''We are a diverse group of scholars and analysts from across the political spectrum who believe that the move toward empire must be halted immediately,'' says the coalition's charter statement, signed by 44 foreign-policy specialists.

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This could be really good. :bounce:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Thank goodness!

And I HOPE Soros has a few bucks saved to assist this group in getting their message out to mainstream America that there are SERIOUS future consequences for our current admin's woeful lack of diplomacy and display of arrogance.

[Don_G]

2. And Not A Moment Too Soon

Although it may take the help of the UN as ShrubCo plans to sell off the Iraqi national industries.

This just in from AP: http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAZJNDMWLD.html

[kayell]

3. AAAAAARRGHHH

Obviously socialism of any kind is so evil (read doesn't produce profits for the corporates) that it must be stamped out immediately, before the Iraqis themselves have any chance to decide what they want.

We're not even building an American empire, we're building a BFEE corporate empire.

Added: Please post this story. I don't see it yet here, and it sure looks important to me.

[hedda_foil]

4. Yahoo rating at 3.94. It's not on the highest rated yet. GO RATE IT

Please come back here and report to keep this thread going and get it up there. It will take a fairly massive effort by DUers to get this up.

[berry]

5. It's still 3.94 with 251 votes after I gave it a "5" at about 6pm

Is that odd? or has no one else voted in the last hour and a half?

This is good news--especially that Cato and other RW groups have people willing to stand up on this. There are other groups of academics and specialists. I hope they achieve critical mass SOON!

[teryang]

6. This is such good news

<"...the pursuit of U.S. military domination will ultimately prove self-defeating.

''We can expect, and are seeing now, multiple balances of power forming against us. People resent and resist domination, no matter how benign,'' asserts the charter, titled 'The Perils of Empire.'

''Empire is problematic because it subverts the freedoms and liberties of citizens at home...An imperial strategy threatens to entangle America in an assortment of unnecessary and unrewarding wars.''>

It's like a breath of fresh air. Let the sunshine in.

[paradisiac]

7. about time too

that foreign policy experts challenge more strongly the neocons.

A major target of the group will be the ''neo-conservative'' strategists in and around the administration, especially those close to Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ... promoted the larger strategic vision of global U.S. military dominance.

[goforit]

8. WOW!!!..I am impressed!!!.Right/center/center-left all with common goal!

Simply AMAZING!!!!!!

Can you imagine a coalition that does not believe in
bulldozing through other countries for a profit of a half a dozen?

What will the neo-cons do?

Better yet what will Lieberman...Geptdhart and Kerry do????

BRAVO!!!!!......Hope they have a web-site and I will send money!!!!

[lovedems]

9. (3.93 with 266 votes.) Bushco. up against scholars!

That is going to be funny! I wonder if they will get a spot on faux news or do a commercial on Rush's reruns. This is going to be great!

[goforit]

11. We have one Problem and we must put all "parties" aside!!!!

Go coalition!!!!!!!!

[Nottingham]

10. Whoo Hoo even Republicans are Waking up!

:bounce:

[BeHereNow]

12. I wrote to them and they replied:

I wrote to them to request a transcript
of the October 16th press conference.
GO to their site DUers- support them!
BHN

Dear Ms. XXXX,

Thank you for your message.

Transcripts are available for purchase from the Federal News Service at
1-888-343-1940. I am also investigating whether I can link to an audio
file of the event via our web site.

I will add your name and e-mail address to our mailing list, and keep you
informed of upcoming activities.

I also urge you to visit our web site often,
www.realisticforeignpolicy.org.

Thank you for your interest in our work.

Sincerely,
Christopher Preble

[Armstead]

13. kick

[leetrisck]

14. Advice on the Mid East from a long dead poet

"And the end of the fight is a tombstone white
with the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, a fool lies here
who tried to hustle the East"

[goforit]

15. LOL!!!!..........Great poem!!!!......

Hey maybe those conservative 8 that voted against W on the 87 billion
are supporting the efforts of this group!!!

[young_at_heart]

16. So the US is now less safe...........thanks Bush!

How can Republicans read this and still support this person?