IRVINE, CA--"By indulging the charade of going to the United Nations for permission to protect American interests, President Bush has undermined America's moral authority if we do attack Iraq alone," says Robert W. Tracinski, senior writer for The Ayn Rand Institute. Robert W. Tracinski was a senior writer for the Ayn Rand Institute between 1997 and 2004.
"And if the United States does not attack Iraq, there is a more devastating loss of credibility," warns Tracinski, also a columnist for Creators Syndicate. "If we fail to follow through on our massive military buildup, no nation will ever believe our threats. They will see our military might as the real charade."
"The biggest failing of Bush's policy is that the truth is on his side," Tracinski says. "The brutality of Saddam Hussein's regime and the futility of the inspections "whack-a-mole" game are obvious to all. Yet our president does not have the courage to pursue America's interests honestly."
"America has nothing to hide and nothing to apologize for. We have no need for charades," concludes Tracinski. "What our foreign policy needs is a reminder that America is not a paper tiger, that we are capable of acting independently and unapologetically to protect our interests."