The Council on Foriegn Relations is Coming Around, Too

     In the August 8, 2011 issue of Time,  Council on Foriegn Relations president Richard Hass penned an article entitled  Bringing Our Foreign Policy Home  arguing  for a  doctrine of restoration designed to limit wars of choice while strengthening the US economic, social and political fabric. (Time subscribers can access the article at: http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,2084591-1,00.html  )
     The article clearly ties to the Council's  Renewing America project, which you can explore at http://www.cfr.org/projects/world/renewing-america/pr1527?co=C033402 ,  and the arguments sound strikingly similar to those offered in the Pentagon report, A National Strategic Narrative by Mr. Y, envisioning a new national security policy for the United States eclipsing the containment policy so religiously followed since the close of World War II. ( You can access the Pentagon report at my June 3rd Blog at : http://transformthemilitarybudget.blogspot.com/2011/06/voices-of-clarity-and-sanity-at.htmlhttp://transformthemilitarybudget.blogspot.com/2011/06/voices-of-clarity-    
     I'm  choosing to see some hope in the fact that the establishment is moving in the directions argued for here. For more on the Council on Foriegn Relations go to: http://www.cfr.org/about/

Richard N. Haass 
President, Council on Foreign Relations