Ignore China
This is just to note that it is the view of the Henry Jackson society's Executive Secretary that Britain is unquestionably the second most powerful nation in the world.This truly is a remarkable government.
*In fact the whole project appears infused with a terribly parochial smugness. Another editorial decides that all Europe needs to adopt the UK's social and economic system.
Update: Their second statement of principles is "2. Supports a ‘forward strategy’ to assist those countries that are not yet liberal and democratic to become so. This would involve the full spectrum of our ‘carrot’ capacities, be they diplomatic, economic, cultural or political, but also, when necessary, those ‘sticks’ of the military domain." Do you think the latter is what leading HJS luminary Stephen Pollard was getting at when he advocated the invasion of Spain for not inviting US troops to parade with them?
posted by Matthew @ 1/06/2006 11:56:00 AM
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