I hate war. It is terrible beyond imagination.
I’m running for President to keep the country I love safe, and prevent other families from risking their loved ones in war as my family has. I will draw on all my experience with the world and its leaders, and all the tools at our disposal - diplomatic, economic, military and the power of our ideals - to build the foundations for a stable and enduring peace.
Comforting words, but they may just be that. I'm struggling these days with the problem of how I can believe the words and deeds of presidential candidates when their words and deeds are functions of their intent to become the most powerful person in the world.
ReplyDeleteI do think they are meaningful, at least not totally empty.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't mean that he isn't ill-tempered, but it does mean he understands what war is: terrible. He also recognizes that sometimes it is part of this fallen world.