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WORLD / Newsmaker
Giuliani: I'm among best known Americans
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-09-20 16:53
Giuliani said it would be a mistake to return to the defensive stance
against terrorism taken before September 11, rather than mount a robust
offense.
He said he would like to boost the size of the US military, and saw no
need to do it with a draft.
"At the height of the Cold War?-- even with the morale problems coming
out of Vietnam?-- we were able to get our volunteer force up to 725,000,"
he said. "It's now at about 525,000."
Giuliani said earlier in the day that as president he would take any
action necessary to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
"That is not said as a threat. That should be said as a promise," he said.
Giuliani followed GOP rivals Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney in coming to
Britain for meetings with Thatcher. Dubbed the "Iron Lady", she is
considered a mentor to many conservatives who are trying to distance
themselves from President Bush ahead of elections.
"I have a tremendous admiration for Margaret Thatcher," said Giuliani,
who was to receive the Margaret Thatcher Medal of Honor at the Atlantic
Bridge dinner. "I think she's one of the three people who changed the map
of Europe."
Giuliani's presidential committee announced that two former advisers to
Thatcher joined his campaign team Wednesday. Robert Conquest will offer
advice on foreign policy and Nile Gardiner will provide his views on
European issues.
Giuliani, who said fundraising was a last-minute addition to his Britain
trip, said his credentials go beyond September 11.
"I don't think of September 11 as being my defining experience. I think
if it was I wouldn't have been able to handle it," he said.
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