Following up on the previous post, Obama supporters are key to transforming our party's brand on national security. We must connect foreign/defense policy to the American people in plain English. Political communication is about concrete language to spur critical thinking; in other words translating law & policy prose into campaign poetry.
Obama's basic theme seems to be engagement that integrates all levers of soft power with hard power. As last week's world tour showed, the people of the world want to admire America. The best way to empower ourselves is to lead by example.
-Fiscal responsibility means that we are less dependent on other countries for loans (T-notes). That means lower interest rates for you and a stronger country.
-Adhering to the rule of law will give us leverage in diplomacy. It also gives you more freedom here. A President Obama will snoop on terrorists, not you.
-Treaties, and abiding by them, actually allow us to set our own agenda in the world. That means more markets for your company and safer travel all over.
-And of course, coming home from Iraq will save fiscal and military resources. It also brings home more guardsmen to handle domestic emergencies in your home state.
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