FREE ESSAY ON LEADING THE WORLD: STEVE FORBES

LEADING THE WORLD: STEVE FORBES

Leading the World
Steve Forbes is a conservative Republican. As President, Steve will advance the United
States back to its undisputed world leader status. The Forbes Administration will pursue
three objectives in obtaining this status. The first and foremost objective is to protect
American sovereignty and security. The second objective is advancing individual liberty
and human rights. The last is opening new markets and expanding existing markets
throughout Asia.
Steve Forbes believes the next President must begin a major rebuilding of our military.
Our armed forced are now hollowed out. The United States military personnel are not being
adequately paid. As President, Forbes will pay American military personnel a competitive
wage and reduce the time they are away from their families. We must also use the United
States high-tech advantage to deploy a state-of-the-art ballistic missile defense system.
Communist China has missiles that can now reach California and North Korea will soon have
missiles that can reach Hawaii and Alaska. Iran is rapidly developing both nuclear
weapons and the means to deliver those weapons by missile. United States officials
confirmed they are monitoring Chinese construction of a missile launching facility near
Taiwan. The U.S. said it has made clear to the Chinese government our concerns regarding
Chinese missile development and its influence on the situation between them and Taiwan.
China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has threatened to invade if the island
regime declares independence. This new missile facility reportedly would be capable of
handling 100 of China's newest missiles, which are capable of carrying nuclear
warheads.(USA Today Wed. 11/25/99) The United States can not afford to wait any longer.
One of the goals of this strengthened military will be to protect American friends and
interest around the world. The United States must defend Taiwan from communist China, we
must deal with North Korea nuclear threats and protect South Korea and other American
friends in Asia and we must contain Iranian expansionist ambitions. The Forbes
Administration will work closely with pro-American countries in the Middle East,
especially Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey. 
With their population and their communist government's constant human rights abuses and
military adventures, we must change the United States-China policy for the 21st century.
The rise of China as a new power is one of the greatest challenges we face as a nation as
we enter the 21st century. Our failure to properly handle the rise of Germany and Japan
earlier in the 20th century cost the world and us dearly. We dare not make the same
mistake with China.(No More Business As Usual speech by Steve Forbes at Nixon Library
11/12/99) 
Steve Forbes is calling for the American Government to confront the Chinese human rights
abuses. There been reports out of China that Buddhist and Christians are being tortured
because of their religion. Methods of torture reported include the crushing of Christians
feet and ankles as they are forced to kneel, tormenting with electric cattle prongs and
the execution of prisoners to obtain their organs for sale.(Freedomhouse.com) They also
exploit these religious prisoners for profit, often using them for slave labor to produce
export goods. For example, China's slave labor camps operate 140 export enterprises,
selling products to over 70 countries, including the U.S. But in 1997, Congressman Chris
Smith, introduced a bill to keep China's slave labor products out of our country. Steve
Forbes supported the bill at the time, and as President, Steve Forbes will vigorously
enforce it and fight slave labor practices around the world.(Webmaster@forbes2000.com) 
Steve Forbes also believes that we must step up our weapons research to reopen the
technological gap between us and the countries that threaten. We must not let China's
growing nuclear arsenal threaten the United States any longer. Forbes states, China must
understand the security umbrella America provides in the Pacific promotes stability and
serves the long-term interest of all powers.(No More Business as Usual, Forbes) 
As President, Steve Forbes will also open new markets and expand existing markets around
the world. Forbes states, we must first put an immediate halt to all dangerous trade
practices. He will ban the sales of all technology to China that can be used for military
purposes. He will work to halt the selling of weapons of mass destruction by China and
other Middle Eastern countries to smaller rogue nations around the world. He wants China
to sign honest trade agreements and act openly to the enforcement of these policies. If
these rules of trade are not followed by the Chinese and they continue to head down the
road to confrontation against the United States, we shall revoke Most Favored Nation
trade status. Forbes feels this we be shock treatment for the Chinese, as opposed to the
hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil approach the White House has now. Steve Forbes
states,  I will never sacrifice American security or values on the altar of
trade.(webmaster@forbes2000.com) 
Bibliography
Bibliography:
USA Today, Daily World News (Wed. 11/25/99)
No More Business as Usual Speech by Steve Forbes at (webmaster@forbes2000.com)
Webmaster@forbes2000.com
Freedomhouse.com