A New Think Tank on Defense Issues

[ronpaulhawaii]

http://www.defensepriorities.org/


Our mission


To inform citizens, thought leaders, and policy makers of the importance of a strong, dynamic military—used more judiciously to protect America's narrowly defined national interests—and promote a realistic grand strategy prioritizing restraint, diplomacy, and free trade to ensure American security.





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[tod evans]

A New Think Tank on Defense Issues


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[phill4paul]

FOREIGN POLICY VISION

The most important function of government is to secure the rights and liberties of individual citizens, in part by providing for the common defense. As such, the United States should maintain the strongest military in the world in order to defend our homeland, maintain our national security, and protect our cherished freedoms.

These vital interests must be weighed against the prevailing Beltway narrative that obliges U.S. military engagement in so many places and at so many times. Too often, these needless and exhausting ventures are undertaken absent thoughtful consideration of the consequences here at home and abroad.

In contrast, Defense Priorities believes U.S. actions around the globe should derive from a realistic grand strategy focused on protecting and securing our vital national interests. American power is built on our economic strength, and we must be mindful of the fiscal consequences of our foreign policy. Alternatives to military engagement, such as the softer yet powerful tools of diplomacy and economic leverage, might exist at our disposal.

Overall, the United States should pursue a more prudent, restrained foreign policy that assesses the world as it exists, carefully considering the numerous complexities and nuances of each situation. A principled, constitutional foreign policy would send our brave men and women into harm’s way only after the American people, through their duly elected representatives in Congress, have debated the merits of military action.

Good stuff!

[Matt Collins]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/rand-paul-charles-koch-think-tank-224099

[bunklocoempire]

http://i.imgur.com/IWTDW2O.png?1

[Ronin Truth]

War is a Racket (pdf) (http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.pdf)

[erowe1]

Some of the people here are pretty good, especially Peña.
http://www.defensepriorities.org/team/

[Ronin Truth]

"It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein

[r3volution 3.0]

The chief weakness of the non-interventionist movement has been our failure to get into the nitty gritty of policy.

Ideals are important, but we need detailed policy prescriptions, otherwise we're not really offering an actionable alternative to the status quo.

...which means we need a serious think tank, like our political opponents have, to put together those policies we can then lobby for.

And it looks like this one has the funding and the talent to do the job!

Very exciting!

[XNavyNuke]

"It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein

And getting killed under the cloak of pseudo-military law enforcement is nothing but the act of being murdered. The King's men never get convicted.

XNN

[Ronin Truth]

And getting killed under the cloak of pseudo-military law enforcement is nothing but the act of being murdered. The King's men never get convicted.

XNN

Didn't the Nuremberg tribunals decide somewhat differently, IIRC?

[XNavyNuke]

Didn't the Nuremberg tribunals decide somewhat differently, IIRC?

Nuremburg showed that the King's men of the losing side sometimes get convicted. Not everyone was convicted. Some got off with light sentences and some were acquitted. Some Reich officers would even end up working for the Allies in military research post-war.

XNN