Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Relationships, Essential to a 21st World

America has been using the "Speak softly, carry a big stick" policy for much of the 20th century. This worked well for many years; able to leverage our economic and military power on those who either do ourselves or our allies harm.

But pivot to a 21st century, we now can transmit communications quicker than we can think. People can simultaneously participate in conversations from any place with an Internet connection. Social media has given voice to oppressed and allowed them to join in cause to defeat their oppressors.

We have to heal existing bonds with our allies and build new bonds with the emerging democracies. It has been clearly shown that we cannot force or spend our way into victory in the Middle East. It is through relationships and building up the people that we can find success.

We stand by democracy and show those that if they are hungry for change we are there to support them. It is through trust and respect that we can hopefully maintain the strides already made and help be a voice of change; marching and shouting with the people, not for them.

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