Madeline K. Albright, former Sec of State has a lot to say here and she’s spot on. When did our country become a nation of cowards who through their daily dose of fear have become the very thing that we have been told to fear…

The Best Change the Next President Can Make

I believe the most precious gift the next president could bestow upon America is an end to the politics of fear.

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I love America deeply and I believe our country is still the best in the world, but I also believe we have developed a dangerous lack of self-awareness. No nukes, we say, while possessing the world’s largest arsenal. Respect the law, we demand, while disregarding the Geneva Conventions. You’re with us or against us, we declare, while ignoring the impact of our actions on Turkey and the Middle East. Hands off Iraq, we warn, while our troops occupy Baghdad. Beware China’s military, we cry, while spending as much on defense as the rest of the world combined. Honor the future, we preach, while going AWOL on climate change.