“The broad goal is to responsibly steward American power, to serve America’s national interests more narrowly defined and extend our privileged position as long into the future as possible,” said Edward King, founder and president of Defense Priorities, an influential think tank in the restrainer camp.
“The idea that we can prolong the unipolar moment by ignoring the changes in the balance of power globally, ignoring tradeoffs and choices, has distracted and weakened us,” he said. “We are a great country. I want us to continue to be a great country, and that requires a realistic strategy.”
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