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“Suicide of a Superpower” author Patrick Buchanan on the factors weighing on America’s future and ability to be a superpower.
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And our next guest on this time for Pat Buchanan.
He says the America that fascism.
Rebuilt Europe and Japan won the Cold War.
Defeated Marxist leninism is now in Iraq and -- of disintegration itself joining us Patrick Buchanan former presidential advisor.
Nationally syndicated columnist author of the brand new.
Best selling smash hit suicide of a superpower.
Well America survive to 2025.
Back great to have you here first more congratulations on the book well thank you very much we appreciate it.
The title.
The suicide of a superpower.
Serving notice that this is not going to be an easy time for any of us who care on this country.
-- we're killing our nation and every way we can imagine we're dividing ourselves apart ethnically religiously culturally politically philosophically -- And I think the country the mistake the nation state cannot defend its borders.
It can't balance its budget it can't win it's wars it cannot stop the export of its manufacturing base.
-- the last decade we lost almost six million manufacturing jobs one in every three that this country had.
55000.
Factories disappeared.
I mean somebody better wake up and smell the coffee things you and I were talking about fact there we knew we were on.
Another network a long time ago and you let me if you led -- to crossfire.
-- -- -- the predictions and projections have all come true.
They have come true and I can't I can't argue with you.
About -- of the assertions that you've just made.
-- whether we're talking about borders or ports where -- we're talking about the capacity to manufacture.
To innovate in this country and when one talks with the CEO in this country.
And -- in an honest discussion.
The greatest concern is their inability.
To innovate in to compete in and and now we're sitting here with a leader that is absolutely anti business run and -- foreign policy is at best ambiguous.
And uncertain.
Right well I think there's been a tremendous amount of demagoguery I think on the part of the president mean.
And frankly the Democratic Party you know what -- Winston Churchill said socialism is the philosophy of and the and the gospel of greed.
Now that's what it is that's what we're here in preached right now in Washington DC.
And in this present announcing their views that we can't wait he's moved from yes we can to.
We can't wait and seeking after talking so much during the campaign about -- -- -- multi.
-- the resistance of the Bush Administration multilateralism is becoming unilateralist.
Ignoring congress and domestic -- well -- in -- He hasn't.
-- you know one thing -- He supposed to be the president of the United States what is she doing running after campaigning.
Twelve months before the election understand the Republicans in the primary but -- -- -- look.
There -- your own children look Mr.
President you've got this job you wanted to.
You run the company let Joseph Biden -- like there and be the salesman.
Or otherwise let Joseph sit in the Oval Office and brother show.
