OOC: So far I think I've played as Quayle, Kasich, Biden, Christie, Haig, Rumsfeld, Gingrich, Daniels and Vilsack, so to that strange list today I add...
Security Through Strength:
Lindsey Graham in 2016!
Charleston, South Carolina, May 15th, 2015:
(Please read with the appropriate southern accent)
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have come before today to announce that a new journey begins for me. This is a decision that does not come lightly, and I want to assure my fellow citizens that it is with the deepest sense of responsibility that I formally announce... that I will seek the Republican nomination for President of the United States of America!
I am running because I want to make the difference, because the time is right for new and bold leadership for America in these crucial times that we face. There is a fight for the heart and sole of the Republican Party, and with such a crowded field we will see many differences among those of us running for the White House. I believe our party should stand for a strong national defense, for an efficient foreign policy, for defending what works and striving to change what doesn't. We need to address the issues that affect the average American and the crises that affect the world. We need to face the issue of immigration to find a workable solution, we need to secure educational reform without resorting to bullying the state governments with policies like Common Core, we must articulate a foreign policy vision that will make our country stronger.
These days all Americans can see in their own TV's many complicated situations across the world: like Crimea, Syria, Iraq, Iran, North Korea and so on. I will not stay silent on that, because it is a complicated situation, and it's not an accident we find ourselves in this predicament. It is a result of poor policy choices by President Obama, who I think is failing to adequately secure this country. He's overwhelmed by the threats we face and quite frankly doesn't know what he is doing. The White House has to lead, the President has to lead, and I want to make sure that is indeed the case. It is time to us to craft a better foreign policy for America, one that doesn't ignore the rest of the globe as if it didn't concern us, as if America was better off by forgetting about the world.
I want to put an end to the irresponsibility that we have seen when it comes to our defense policy. You may not believe it judging by the words of many in Washington but by the end of this decade, we will have the smallest Army since 1940, smallest Navy since 1915, we will gut the Air Force, and have a Marine Corps that can only deal with one contingency at a time. We will be inviting aggression rather than deterring it. The longer it takes for us to deal with the Islamic State and other threats to the free world, the more at risk we are here at home. I have one simple goal. Keep the war over there so it doesn't come here.
Security Through Strength is the main idea behind this campaign, and I think it is a message worth fighting for. Today I stand before you asking for your support in the journey that I have begun, a journey that I hope will take us into the White House, to build the America we all want to see!"
