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US to have
military superiority
because it is 'very special'
WASHINGTON: The United States
should maintain its military superiority in the world and keep
other nations from challenging it because it is "a very
special country," a top White House official said late Wednesday.
"The United States is a
very special country in that when we maintain this position of
military strength that we have now, we do it in support of a
balance of power that favors freedom," said national security
adviser Condoleezza Rice, appearing on PBS's "The HewsHour
with Jim Lehrer" program.
She made the comment as she defended
a new United States national security strategy that was unveiled
last Friday and that lays the foundation for preemptive military
strikes. The strategy also declares that Washington will not
allow any other country to attain military superiority or even
parity with the United States.
The document has been roundly
criticized at home and abroad as a claim to United States dominance
in the world. Rice said that in its quest to maintain its current
military status, the United States did not want to act alone
and welcomed military contributions from other like-minded states.
"But if it comes to allowing
another adversary to reach military parity with the United States
in the way that the Soviet Union did, no, the United States does
not intend to allow that to happen," the national security
adviser said.
"Because when that happens,
there will not be a balance of power that favors freedom,"
she stressed. "There will be a balance of power that keeps
part of the world in tyranny the way that the Soviet Union did."
the national security adviser said.
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Latest World News because it is 'very special' WASHINGTON: The United States should maintain its military superiority in the world and keep other nations from challenging it because it is "a very special country," a top White House official said late Wednesday. "The United States is a very special country in that when we maintain this position of military strength that we have now, we do it in support of a balance of power that favors freedom," said national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, appearing on PBS's "The HewsHour with Jim Lehrer" program. She made the comment as she defended a new United States national security strategy that was unveiled last Friday and that lays the foundation for preemptive military strikes. The strategy also declares that Washington will not allow any other country to attain military superiority or even parity with the United States. The document has been roundly criticized at home and abroad as a claim to United States dominance in the world. Rice said that in its quest to maintain its current military status, the United States did not want to act alone and welcomed military contributions from other like-minded states. "But if it comes to allowing another adversary to reach military parity with the United States in the way that the Soviet Union did, no, the United States does not intend to allow that to happen," the national security adviser said. "Because when that happens, there will not be a balance of power that favors freedom," she stressed. "There will be a balance of power that keeps part of the world in tyranny the way that the Soviet Union did." the national security adviser said.
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