Word: tonelson
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...fire-breathing cover story in the July Atlantic, Alan Tonelson of the Economic Strategy Institute, a Washington think tank, denounces the "irrelevance of our recent foreign policy, and even its victories, to the concerns of most Americans." The U.S., he says, should junk the idea of "exercising something called leadership" and "insulate" itself from the disasters of the Third World. He would also have the U.S. abandon "overseas missions that, however appealing, bear only marginally on protecting and enriching the nation." The list of activities he believes so qualify includes "promoting peace, stability, democracy and development around the world...
...Tonelson's piece is an extreme example of a widespread sentiment. The American labor movement is in a protectionist mood. So are many members of Congress. Local officials, bedeviled by deficits and cutbacks, fulminate at the idea of U.S. aid to the former evil empire. At a recent meeting of the National League of Cities, Sidney Barthelemy, the mayor of New Orleans, said, "The Federal Government needs to shift its priorities from continuing to assist and aid everybody outside America ((while)) ignoring the problems inside America...
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