Sarah Palin Sounds More Like a Founding Father When it Comes to the Military

Dwight David Eisenhower warned America of the vast military industrial complex and the threat it poses to freedom. Today we see how campaign contributions make American congressmen and the POTUS trigger happy to send American troops into harms way. Of course, our Constitution says the military is to be used for a common defense. Obama's war in Libya opposes the Constitution for this very point.

Sarah Palin obviously understands the Constitutional restrictions of the use of the military, and it's probably one of the reasons she won't be elected president considering the powers that be that shape the direction of the United States (see Eisenhower).

She delivered a speech last night with a five point outline of how our military is to be used.



1. “We should only commit our forces when clear and vital American interests are at stake, period.”

2. “If we have to fight, we fight to win. To do that we use overwhelming force. We only send our troops into war with the objective to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible.” (Palin dismissed “nation building” as “a nice idea in theory.”)

3. “We must have clearly defined goals and objectives before sending our troops into harm’s way.”

4. “American soldiers must never be put under foreign command.”

5. “Sending our armed forces should be the last resort. … However, we will encourage the forces of freedom around the world who are sincerely fighting for the empowerment of the individual.”

Interestingly enough, a couple neocons have left Palin's staff. Politico notes, Randy Scheunemann and Michael Goldfarb resigned their positions from Palin's PAC.