General ham let me start with you. Sort of going in proposition with africom in many ways is youre not going to have large amounts of american troops under your command on the ground, if any. Did you feel at times that you were a general in charge of the contractor army . No, not at all. There is a proper role i think for the contractors but theres also a proper role for the uniformed military. Like the other Combatant Commanders and the Service Chiefs i was part of a discussion with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and secretary of defense that yielded the defense strategic guidance of 20 to which was approved by the president , and conduct with regard to advocate says they will seek a light footprint innovative and it reads lowcost, approach to africa. Not only because i was part of that discussion but i think that is the right approach. I dont think there is a need for a large standing u. S. Uniformed military presence in africa. But there is a role and there are places whe
Colorado body colorado then deputy mayor of boulder and these experiences led to her coauthoring a book, running as a woman, an analysis of womens campaigns from 1920 to 1992. During the cart orer administration, she was appointed a regional director of the federal agency that supervised vista and the peace corps and other volunteer programs. Shes worked for foundations shes worked for the office of the president of the United University of california, and she has written a great deal for the magazine the american prospect. But mostly what shes been doing for the last 10 or 15 years is writing what i think is quite a remarkable book, patriotic betrayal. Its what were going to be talking with her about this evening its a subject, i think, of enormous importance. And even though its about things that happened 50 or 60 years ago, i think youll very quickly see that there is an echo in that book for many things that are going on today. So karen id like to given by just to begin by just beg
It was sold and parts of it have been sold. Portions of it exist. Host author larry schweiker, why do use the word teacisry host of 39 white you use the term patriots history in your book . Guest it was as direct play of peoples history. If he can say this is the if he history of the people it is the history for all the patriots. And who host who are theho are t patriots . Ies . They love america even with the faults to see her went t improved r improve, to iand beside er but fe . Shes getting beat up in the parking lot. She probably deserves it. That is not a patriot. Host in her most recent book, a pastries history of the modern world from americas exceptional dissent to the atomic, if you write its democratic processes or selfconfidence. America remains the worlds sole exceptional nation, which is to say it aloud is a self written narrative that explains why the u. S. Should, not just good influence others. Why is america exceptional . Guest we get into this with four factors that w
The people. Host what about the question of money supply in the government . Guest that is interesting. Take it back a little ways. In 199091 i was invited to a meeting in europe, only time i have been to europe to a meeting. There were a lot of big brains there. Going down the danube with five nobel Prize Winners and i wasnt one of them and it was Milton Friedman, and headed debate with Milton Friedman, mr. Freemarket about free and competitive money and he was arguing the government should control the money supply. Competitive money, reliable economy with fewer panic. Religion, what would the founders say . The founders were unanimous the government should not establish a religion nor should it prevent the worship of any sport. Every state constitution has the words god and half of them have a word jesus christ in them. And they had jesus christ in their constitution. Virtually all of the founders were of a mind that you needed to make sure government did not force people to practice
History of the people, we say this is a picture if and who doesnt want to be a patriot . Host who are the pastries . Guest those who love america even with her false, went to see her improve, to stand beside her. Im always asked, who is a patriot and its easier to give an explanation of who was there. Someone says i love my wife. Youre not wearing a wedding ring. The last two times i heard you were running down in public. But you still live your wife . Shes getting beat up in the parking lot. She probably deserves it. That is not a patriot. Host in her most recent book, a pastries history of the modern world from americas exceptional dissent to the atomic, if you write its democratic processes or selfconfidence. America remains the worlds sole exceptional nation, which is to say it aloud is a self written narrative that explains why the u. S. Should, not just good influence others. Why is america exceptional . Guest we get into this with four factors that we are to make american except