The individual, checks and balances, freedom, liberty and so forth. As i said, trying to channel arab nationalism into the western camp into the cold war. Ive in looking at how the United States thought about this and the strategy they developed, ive come to the conclusion that there was a kind of map that the americans had that was above all of their all of their policy discussions. A kind of paradigm. I actually started thinking this way. I worked, if i could give you a personal anecdote, i worked in the white house in the george w. Bush administration. And i had a had come from academia, which i thought prepared me for policy work. And then i went to the white house and realized, actually, it prepared me for nothing. But one of the things that really surprised me was somebody who considered himself an expert. In the middle east. At the highest levels have simple ideas in their head. And i dont mean that as insult. Im not saying simplistic, they just have simple ideas. And they have
Ree rwanda, not just myself. It is a mission for rwanda. The acronym if you recall, it was una, the United Nations aid mission for rwanda but unfer doesnt really work so he takes the mi in mission and takes out the f. Hes really committed to that word for. He is a complex individual. I think having this is very full and very long account is helpful in kind of he charted very well the complexities of this thing on the ground and in his own personal motivations enter into this. I think that is very helpful in envisioning this thing from a holistic perspective. You had a comment. It kind of goes back to what we were talking about. He says he got a phone call from an american staffer. He doesnt even know who they are and what they do. What page are we on. 499. He tgoes he told me his estimates said it would take the death of rwanda to justify the death of an american soldiers. I mean thats what it is. It puts pedestal higher. Thats not the idea behind human rights. Thats what the United Na
U. N. Responded to the genocide. Now American History tv in prime time features a panel on totalitarianism and communist governments focusing on world war ii, the cold war and americas involvement in the middle east. This 90minute event was hosted by the James Madison program at princeton university. The association for the study of free institutions and texas tech university. On behalf of the directors, i want to express our gratitude to the James Madison program for inviting us to cosponsor this panel on Foreign Policy and the challenges of totalitarianism. This is a privilege for me personally also when i arrived at princeton in the fall of 1986, the age of 17, one of the faculty that i met early on was a young scholar then in his first year as an assistant professor. That was robby. Ive been very pleased to work with him on a number of occasions over the last nearly 30 years. I can hardly believe it. Now you may be unaware that the madison prap was under some pressure to recind the
I believe. I am convinced we are going to pull the United States of america back from this precipice, back from the brink. Its going to take each and every one of us getting in the wheelbarrel. And i just want to say thank you, and god bless you. Together we work to save the greatest nation in the history of the world. Thank you. [ applause ]. And we say thank you, senator ted cruise. My name is regime in a brown, its my honor to be here tonight to introduce a man who needs no introducti introduction, Lieutenant Colonel allen west. Allen west, as we all know served in several combat zones. He served in operation desert storm, and Operation Iraqi freedom. We understand the spine that he has, and we appreciate it. We thank you and we welcome. Give a nice florida welcome to Lieutenant Colonel allen west. Thank you. Thanks so much for having me here, i think the most important thing is the title you see on this roster, faith and freedom. I want to talk to you about how do you get to have f
Threaten the National Security of both israel and the United States. Our president and our government have not been able to secure the release of an american citizen languishing in an iranian prison. Simply for his christian faith. Now ill tell you something incredible. During the time pastor saeed has been in prison, hes been able to lead dozens of fellow prisoners and Prison Guards to chri christ. [ applause ] and then you look to another example. An example of Miriam Ibrahim. Miriam is someone who every elected official, every american should be speaking out. Miriam ibrahim is a young woman, a wife, mother, she is in prison in sudan, for the crime of being a christian. Miriam has a 20monthold son, his name is martin. And she has a newborn baby daughter mia. Miriam gave birth to baby maya just a few weeks ago, in a sudanese prison while in leg irons. Miriam and martin and mia are in that prison right now today, and the government of sudan has sentenced miriam to 100 lashes and then h