Quote:I disagree. I don't think that the idea of peace through strength is the same as advocating ww3.  Fiorina didn't state a territorial ambition, Putin has, the iatola has, Isis has.  Those are the bullies on the global stage and i think that it is incumbent on the chief executive to ensure that we have a military capable of responding to any threat anywhere in the world and that ultimately that state of readiness is the only true foundation of a meaningful diplomatic strategy!

 

As for her being the WORST CEO of all time.  I think that when you talk about someone who ONLY increased sales by 9 billion dollars over a six year recession that's not as bad as people are making it out to be.  the CEO's in the financial sector that helped bank roll Barrack Obama's campaign devised the most mind numbing financial instruments in the history of market economics and created a crisis that theoretically could have ended the financial system as we know it.  Emmelt took one of the largest most profitable most stable corporations in this countries long history and engaged in such gambling to the point that his company would have been insolvent without direct government intervention, and he was made head of a jobs council.  

 

We have peace through strength. We militarily outspend all of our competitors by an enormous amount. No truly threatening nation will dare declare war on us or our allies. So why build it up more? Why not use the existing military strength and intelligent negotiations with first world nations? We don't need a more threatening military, it is already threatening enough. We need diplomatic resolutions. If you wanna flex on the Middle East or North Korea, whatever. Flexing on Russia is just silly though. Putin knows we outmatch them technologically and militarily. He also knows we don't have a leader that will utilize that strength correctly. Fiorina will misuse and abuse it, creating unnecessary tension and potentially another cold war. Russia could, and should, be an ally.

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