Donald Trump Sizzles in Foreign, Defense Policy Speech: ‘I Will Never Let You Down’Breitbart, Sep 7, 2016, Matthew Boyle
Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, dazzled in yet another speech in which he outperformed expectations here on Wednesday laying out a strategic vision for the United States under a Trump presidency when it comes to foreign and defense policy.
The speech, which stunned media figures, pundits, and those throughout the political class, only seemed to get better as every line went by.
After an introduction from retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Trump opened the address by harkening back to a key theme of Ronald Reagan’s vision for the U.S. role on the world stage: Peace Through Strength.
“Today, I am here to talk about three crucial words that should be at the center of our foreign policy: Peace Through Strength,” Trump opened his remarks by saying.
Trump said that America can and should achieve a “stable, peaceful world with less conflict and more common ground” with his proposals of a “new foreign policy focused on advancing America’s core national interests, promoting regional stability, and producing an easing of tensions in the world.”
“This will require rethinking the failed policies of the past,” Trump said. “We can make new friends, rebuild old alliances, and bring new allies into the fold.”
Trump noted how national security leaders are rallying around his campaign, and against the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, specifically citing the Tuesday letter from 88 retired U.S. generals and admirals endorsing him for president.
He noted these leaders “know both how to win – and how to avoid the endless wars we are caught in now” and called for a new vision of “realism” in the Middle East.
“In a Trump Administration, our actions in the Middle East will be tempered by realism,” Trump said. “The current strategy of toppling regimes, with no plan for what to do the day after, only produces power vacuums that are filled by terrorists. Gradual reform, not sudden and radical change, should be our guiding objective in that region.”
Trump called for alliances with any nation that wants to join the United States in “destroying” the Islamic State and “Radical Islamic terrorism” in general.
“We should work with any country that shares our goal of destroying ISIS and defeating Radical Islamic terrorism, and form new friendships and partnerships based on this mission,” Trump said. “We now have an Administration, and a former Secretary of State, who refuse to say Radical Islamic Terrorism.”
He then reiterated his plan to ask the generals in the U.S. military to “immediately” after he takes office, “present to me a plan within 30 days to defeat and destroy ISIS.”
Perhaps most importantly, Trump used this address before the Union League here in Philadelphia to weave together a coherent string connecting all of his previous major policy addresses—on crime, national security, jobs and the economy, defeating radical Islamic terrorism, trade and immigration.
“This will require military warfare, but also cyber warfare, financial warfare, and ideological warfare – as I laid out in my speech on defeating Radical Islamic terrorism several weeks ago,” Trump said of his plan to destroy the Islamic State.
And he noted that he will not engage in an “apology tour” like President Barack Obama has—and Hillary Clinton would—but instead show the world how “proud” Americans are.
“Instead of an apology tour, I will proudly promote our system of government and our way of life as the best in the world – just like we did in our campaign against communism during the Cold War,” Trump said. “We will show the whole world how proud we are to be American.”
Trump also connected all of this with “immigration security,” referring back to his immigration policy speech in Phoenix last week.
“At the same time, immigration security is a vital part of our national security,” Trump said. “We only want to admit people to our country who will support our values and love our people.”
All of these connected, Trump said, are “the pillars of a sound national security strategy.”
From here, Trump ripped Hillary Clinton as “trigger-happy,” and “unstable.” He said:
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