National Insecurity Strategy

Floor Speech

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Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, at the end of last week, President Trump published his national security strategy. It could have been called his national insecurity strategy.

To say it is bad is a misstatement, understatement. It is disastrous. During Europe's largest land war since World War II, the strategy saves its harshest criticisms for our allies rather than Russia, with war criminal Putin, who started the war.

The document elevates strongman leadership models over democratic values, something unheard of in America. It is focused on spheres of influence and suggests that the strongest person in the region gets to decide the rules. These are not American values.

Previous national security strategies upheld America's commitment to democracy and human rights, strengthened our alliances, and countered powerful first adversaries like Russia and China.

This strategy abandons that tradition in favor of a narrow transactional approach. Notably, the word ``corruption'' is absent from the entire strategy. It is well known that global corruption fuels instability, weakens governments, and its absence is extremely dangerous and allows bad actors to flourish.

The national security strategy abandons our allies, our principles, and the values that have guided American leadership for decades.

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