Issue Position: The Military and National Defense
Issue Position
A major difference in us as conservatives and those on the political Left is that we understand that the United States is not just historically a great nation, but that we are a good nation.
As Alexis de Tocqueville observed in the 19th Century, "America is great, because she is good."
Sadly, many on the Left do not view our nation as good. They disparage our founding principles and our history.
They willfully ignore that we have done more to spread freedom, resist tyranny, bring hope, opportunity, and prosperity, and to relieve human suffering, than any people who have ever lived.
The United States of America is a positive good in the world. But goodness without military power and the will to use it when necessary is impotence.
Wise leadership understands that the world is a dangerous place. It is dangerous because the Hitlers, Stalins, Maos, Castros, Chavezes, Ahmadenijads, and Osama Bin-Ladens of this world hate human liberty and place no value on human life.
We must remain militarily strong to protect ourselves and our allies. We must remain strong in the interest of world peace, justice, and mercy.
President Obama strikes me as Jimmy Carter déjà vu, not only on the economic front, but as a Commander-in-Chief who is drastically reducing our military preparedness.
He foolishly caved into Russian pressure, and canceled deploying of a missile shield in Europe. He has canceled new weapons systems. He has reduced the size of our Navy.
As Iran develops nuclear capability, Obama chooses to appease them rather than confront them.
At the same time he is making the drastic mistake of turning away from Israel.
Finally, President Obama's radical decision to surrender our nuclear superiority and to take nuclear response off the table in the face of a biological, chemical or conventional attack by an enemy puts us in a dangerously weakened position.
In Congress, I will work to make sure that the United States remains the world's military superpower.
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