Theoretically we elect leaders that will protect our interests and the interests of our country. However, that does not seem to be the case if Joe Biden is declared the winner of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n
Yesterday Breitbart<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis declared in an article in\u00a0Foreign Affairs<\/em> on Monday that the \u201cAmerica First\u201d foreign policy had damaged national security, and called on Joe Biden to \u201celiminate \u2018America first’\u201d from U.S. strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mattis resigned<\/a> in December 2018, citing policy disagreements with the president, who had just ordered a troop drawdown in Syria. In his resignation letter<\/a>, Mattis said that the U.S. needed to do more to show \u201crespect\u201d to American allies.<\/strong><\/p>\n Does he mean that requiring the members of NATO to pay their fair share has damaged national security? Does he mean that bringing peace to a large part of the Middle East has damaged national security? Does he mean that moving to end the endless wars America has been involved in since 2001 has damaged national security? Or does he mean that his friends in the military-industrial complex have been hurt because the number of weapons and machines of war orders has gone down? Or does he mean that a number of his political allies have been hurt because President Trump leveled the playing field in trading with China?<\/p>\n This is some of what Secretary Mattis said in his article:<\/p>\n The United States today is undermining the foundations of an international order manifestly advantageous to U.S. interests, reflecting a basic ignorance of the extent to which both robust alliances and international institutions provide vital strategic depth. In practice, \u201cAmerica first\u201d has meant \u201cAmerica alone.\u201d That has damaged the country\u2019s ability to address problems before they reach U.S. territory and has thus compounded the danger emergent threats pose.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n In January, when President Joe Biden and his national security team begin to reevaluate U.S. foreign policy, we hope they will quickly revise the national security strategy to eliminate \u201cAmerica first\u201d from its contents, restoring in its place the commitment to cooperative security that has served the United States so well for decades. The best strategy for ensuring safety and prosperity is to buttress American military strength with enhanced civilian tools and a restored network of solid alliances\u2014both necessary to achieving defense in depth. The pandemic should serve as a reminder of what grief ensues when we wait for problems to come to us.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article also reports:<\/p>\n Mattis also says that while the greatest threat America faces today comes from China, the U.S. should seek greater peace, not confrontation. He calls for cooperation with China \u201cin areas of overlapping interests, such as pandemic response, climate change, and nuclear security.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n These policies are directly in opposition to the well being of Americans. Hopefully they will never come to fruition.<\/p>\n All officials serving in America’s government should put America first–many of them swore an oath to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution that is the foundation of America. Some of them need to be reminded of that oath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Theoretically we elect leaders that will protect our interests and the interests of our country. However, that does not seem to be the case if Joe Biden is declared the winner of the 2020 election. Yesterday Breitbart reported the following: … Continue reading