Good stuff! Mitt Romney gave his major Foreign Policy speech this morning at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and all I can say is that it was really, really good. He totally gets it. You can see the video of his speech below and here’s the full text of his speech. His speech had many compelling parts but the following 2 paragraphs are my favorite portion of what he said today:

“I believe that if America does not lead, others will—others who do not share our interests and our values—and the world will grow darker, for our friends and for us. America’s security and the cause of freedom cannot afford four more years like the last four years. I am running for President because I believe the leader of the free world has a duty, to our citizens, and to our friends everywhere, to use America’s great influence—wisely, with solemnity and without false pride, but also firmly and actively—to shape events in ways that secure our interests, further our values, prevent conflict, and make the world better—not perfect, but better.

Our friends and allies across the globe do not want less American leadership. They want more—more of our moral support, more of our security cooperation, more of our trade, and more of our assistance in building free societies and thriving economies. So many people across the world still look to America as the best hope of humankind. So many people still have faith in America. We must show them that we still have faith in ourselves—that we have the will and the wisdom to revive our stagnant economy, to roll back our unsustainable debt, to reform our government, to reverse the catastrophic cuts now threatening our national defense, to renew the sources of our great power, and to lead the course of human events.”

The money quote was: “I know the president hopes for peace, and I do too, but “hope is not a strategy.” There was no new strategy outlined today in this speech but clearly, Mitt Romney is embracing “peace through strength”, which is great by me.