Neo-Con for the White House: Rudy Giuliani

This edition of the Daily Centre focus on the Campaign 2008 and the possible foreign policy implications of having former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as President and what type of foreign policy we would expect to see if he were to win the general election. Currently he leads the Republican polls. According to the New York Times he may be very much a hawk of the neo-conservative variety. His foreign policy team consists of quite a few neo-cons who advocate racial profiling, the bombardment of Iran, and ending the ban on assassinations.

One of his chief advisors, Charles Hill signed a letter to Bush right after 9/11 calling for the removal of Saddam irregardless of its involvement with the 9/11 attacks. Giuliani subscribes to the belief that "weakness invites attack" and that America must project its power and use it in order to meet its interest. The Bush administration has also subscribed that theory. Iraq was an example of its usage. By doing so the Administration, ended up showing unprecedented weakness, with the failure to solve Iraq and Afghanistan,the tense situation in Pakistan, the weak US economy, and also bad diplomacy. The War on terror is in a precarious position. The power projection has only emboldened the terrorists and their sponsors. The war is can not be won militarily. Bloating the defense budget is not going to strengthen those cards. Supporting Israel blindly is not going to bring peace in the Middle East either. With his advisors, and his own statements over the years, Giuliani may show that the neo-conservative movement is not dead.