{"id":1238,"date":"2007-02-08T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-08T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/02\/richardson-says-he-would-restore-america-as-the-worlds-leader-through-respect-and-cooperation\/"},"modified":"2007-02-08T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-08T22:25:00","slug":"richardson-says-he-would-restore-america-as-the-worlds-leader-through-respect-and-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/02\/richardson-says-he-would-restore-america-as-the-worlds-leader-through-respect-and-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Richardson says he would restore America as the world’s leader through respect and cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gov. Bill Richardson delivered a well-received speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/a> on Thursday as he laid out his plans to deal with the world\u2019s most pressing issues by restoring America<\/st1:country-region>\u2019s respect for other nations and rebuilding U.S.<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> leadership. <\/p>\n

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You can watch the speech by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Using wit and quotable one-liners, Richardson was highly critical of the Bush Administration as he detailed what he said are the six trends that are transforming the world and his plan to address them.<\/p>\n

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Those issues are:<\/p>\n

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\u2022 \u201cFanatic Jihadism\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Growing criminal and terrorist enterprises<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The rise of Asia<\/st1:place><\/p>\n

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\u2022 The reemergence of Russia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Globalization<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Health and environmental issues that include global warming<\/p>\n

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On these issues, Richardson<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> said, the Bush Administration has been guided more by \u201cwishful thinking than reality,\u201d by \u201cdogma\u201d instead of \u201cfact,\u201d by \u201cideology\u201d instead of \u201chistory.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As a result, Richardson<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> said, \u201cthey\u2019ve emboldened our enemies and isolated us from our friends. \u2026 They\u2019ve confused our moral compass and compromised our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That has happened, Richardson<\/st1:city> said, because the president has used threats instead of diplomacy, has disregarded the opinions of the international community and has isolated the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<\/p>\n

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Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said he would, as president, lead the nation down a different path.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a path not of hard words, but of hard work, a path of moral strength, not pious judgments, a path of strong diplomacy backed up by a strong military and strong alliances,\u201d Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said. \u201cThis is the path of American leadership, a path that I believe can lead to an axis of reason to confront urgent global problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile diplomacy without power is weak, power without diplomacy is blind,\u201d Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said. \u201c\u2026 I know that even bad guys will listen to you when you hold a big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s plan for addressing the issues<\/span><\/p>\n

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Richardson<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> laid out seven ways he said he would address the problems facing the world.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 He called for repairing alliances and \u201crestoring respect and appreciation for our allies all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said there must be a renewed commitment to international law and multinational cooperation. He called for reform at the United Nations that includes an expansion of the Security Council to make it more reflective of the world\u2019s population. Richardson<\/st1:city> said the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> must show more respect for the Geneva Conventions and join the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n

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He called for the United States<\/st1:country-region> to lead the way in a worldwide effort to \u201cstart taking Africa seriously,\u201d and said genocides in Rwanda<\/st1:country-region> and Sudan<\/st1:country-region> could have been stopped more quickly if the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> had been committed to that happening.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The United States<\/st1:country-region> must lead a \u201cman-on-the-moon,\u201d global effort to reduce manmade greenhouse gasses, Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said. He said he would accept the Kyoto<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> protocols and improve energy efficiency, reduce fossil fuel consumption and focus on the development of alternative energy technology. Richardson<\/st1:city> said he has a 15-year plan to reduce U.S.<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> imports of fossil fuels from 65 percent to 10 percent.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 He said he would stop \u201ctreating diplomatic engagement like a reward for others with good behavior,\u201d saying the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> must negotiate with all nations. He said the Bush Administration\u2019s \u201csnubs and threats\u201d have only worsened situations in Iran<\/st1:country-region> and North Korea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 He said the United States<\/st1:country-region> must focus on \u201creal security threats,\u201d rather than Iraq<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>. He called for increased funding for an effort to locate and secure nuclear material from the former Soviet Union, a focus on developing better intelligence and increased cooperation between agencies, more resources for securing potential terrorist targets in the United States<\/st1:country-region> and a reduction of nuclear weapons held by all nuclear powers, including the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<\/p>\n

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He called for the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> to combat radical Islam by helping moderates in that culture.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor this to be credible, we need to live up to our own ideals as Americans,\u201d Richardson said, adding that he would do that by closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, putting an end to torture and other practices that ignore human rights and complying with the Geneva Conventions.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Richardson<\/st1:city> said the United States<\/st1:country-region> must pay more attention to \u201cour own backyard,\u201d Latin America<\/st1:place>. He called for comprehensive immigration reform and improved border security, and slammed the Bush Administration\u2019s plan to build a fence along the U.S.\/Mexico border. He said the United States<\/st1:country-region> must work with \u201creform-minded governments\u201d in Latin America<\/st1:place> to combat poverty and promote economic development.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> used that to transition into his last point: The United States, he said, must lead the fight against global poverty. He called for the promotion of new, equitable trade agreements that address wage discrepancies and human-rights issues, and for increasing American funding for health care in the developing world and public education in the Muslim world.<\/p>\n

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He also called for an increase in debt relief for third-world nations and an increase in grants, rather than loans, to those nations.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We cannot afford not to\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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To those who say the United States<\/st1:country-region> can\u2019t afford such action, Richardson<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> responded by saying, \u201cWe cannot afford not to.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAmerica<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> must earn back the trust, respect and admiration of the world,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can and will once again be the respected leader of nations. Our national security and our future depend on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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During a round of questions after the speech, Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> was praised by many in attendance. And while introducing Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> before the speech, the center\u2019s president, John Hamre, called the governor \u201ca man who has seen American policy from every vantage point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is a very serious candidate in both dimensions. He is a serious candidate as a political contender, and he has a serious intellect,\u201d Hamre said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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