From Beijing to Russia to the entire Middle East, Romney put the world on notice; watch out, there's a new asshole coming to town.
In his much advertised and long awaited foreign policy speech, Mitt Romney essentially vowed a robust return to a 20th century cold war, commie pinko slamming America. One where he's called out his personal picks to punk post haste; China, Russia and of course that old mainstay Iran. As we dissected the presidential wannabe's remarks, Romney's foreign policy should scare the friggin' bejesus out of just about everybody.
"The decisions we make today will determine our ability to protect America tomorrow. The first purpose of a strong military is to prevent war. The size of our Navy is at levels not seen since 1916. I will restore our Navy to the size needed to fulfill our missions by building 15 ships per year, including three submarines. I will implement effective missile defenses to protect against threats. And on this, there will be no flexibility with Vladimir Putin. And I will call on our NATO allies to keep the greatest military alliance in history strong by honoring their commitment to each devote 2 percent of their GDP to security spending. Today, only 3 of the 28 NATO nations meet this benchmark".
How the hell American allies can be convinced to kick in for more "American Made" conflicts, when everybody is broke still has to be answered. But, we're sure Mr. Romney will provide those details after the election in November. Save for China and Japan's recent seafaring sovereignty conflict over the disputed islands known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, there seems to be few in the industrialized world jawboning about building up their military. Most, if not all civilized nations are focusing on their economies to enhance the education and welfare of its populations, as they manage to compete and cooperate in the world's market place. You know, stupid stuff like that!
Notwithstanding the worries of a war weary American electorate, Mr. Romney's vision of foreign policy and global ambitions, should have other major players preparing for this maniac's pledge to ignite the second coming of American neoconservatism. Promising to strengthen the military to ensure America's ability to shape events around the world, could be interpreted by the international community, that gunboat diplomacy is back in vogue in America.
Ahh!, but there is hope. Thanks to the U.S Supreme Court's landmark decision "Citizens United", some of those targeted by Mr. Romney have the ability to influence the outcome of this presidential election. By quietly funneling undetectable cash to support candidates least likely to start some $hit, they'll have as much, if not more of a say as to who's gonna be president than the average American voter.
Oh don't be shocked, the Israelis have been tipping the scales of American elections for years. The only difference is, these days anybody, anywhere with a lot of dough can meddle in U.S. politics.
Failing to understand or care that his remarks were being instantaneously viewed around the world, Mr. Romney fed his domestic audience all the red meat they could choke on. Meanwhile, Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, the Middle East and a too broke to pay attention Europe must be eagerly awaiting Barack Obama's second term.