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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION Saturday, November 20, 1999 Bush Presents Vision of ‘American Internationalism’ Candidate stresses balanced foreign policy KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSSERVICE SIMI VALLEY,Calif. — Texas Gov. George W. Bush, anxiousto remove any doubts about his foreign policy expertise, laid out his vision Friday for a new “American internationalism” that promotes peace abroad but avoids over-committing the U.S. military in far-flung adventures. In his speech,crafted by a team of foreign policy veterans who served in his father’s and Ronald oppose free trade agreements and an activist foreignpolicy. “America’s first temptation is withdrawal, to build a proud tower of protectionism and isola tion,’ the Republican White House hopeful said before a seli- out crowd at the Reagan Presidential Library. “In a world that depends on America to reconcile old rivals and balance ancient ambitions,this is the shortcut to chaos “Evenin this timeof pride and promise, America has determined enemies whohate our values and resent our success terrorists and crime syndicates and drug Reagan’s administrations, Bush cartels and unbalanced dictators,”he said. policies, but also of those Repub- Calling for improved U.S. ties with allies in Europe and . wascritical of President Clinton's licans, Democrats and others who Bush warned Russia to show restraintin the Chechnyaconflict or face a cutoff of international aid been criticized and lampoonedfor not knowing the namesofforeign leaders andfor having a less than But he reservedhis sharpest crit- icism for China, which hecalled “an enemy of religious freedom and a sponsor ef forced abortions.” Bush ridiculed the president's handlingofChina, notingthat as a candidate in 1992, Clinton harshly criticized the U.S. policy in the wake of the Tiananmen massacre, only to embract warmly. Bushreiterated his vow to help Taiwan defend itself against an attack by China, which considers the island a rogueprovince. The speech was watched as closely for any gaffes as for the ° Utah's Largest Selection & Best Prices! GLIDER ROCKER mitment to Middle “based upon a sec! singling out In force in the world,” a force to which America should pay “more attention.” The GOPfrontrunneralsocriticized the Clinton administration as he cautioned against moving “fromcrisis to crisis, like a cork in acurrent.” “America mustbe involved in the world, but that does not mean our military is the answer to evifficult foreign policy situa- .”" he said. governor's global vision. 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