[Sen.] Murphy [D-Conn] Seeks to Be Progressive Voice in Foreign Policy Debates [humility]

Roll Call ^ | February 5, 2015 | Niels Lesniewski

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"...[Sen. Christopher] Murphy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said that a progressive view might include a substantial increase in the budget for diplomacy relative to the Pentagon.

“A substantial transfer of financial resources from the military budget to buttress diplomacy and foreign aid so that our global anti-poverty budget, not our military budget, equals that of the other world powers combined,” Murphy said. “A new humility to our foreign policy, with less emphasis on short-term influencers like military intervention and aid, and more effort spent trying to address the root causes of conflict.”.....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Hillary Clinton says America should ‘empathize’ with its enemies

[9thLife]

The promotion of this narrative is a clear a sign of the end of all things as anything I’ve seen in my lifetime.

[ronnie raygun]

Progressive view means hands up dont shoot

[ballplayer]

Murphy is another slimey grease ball from Connecticut,the sewers are full of them here

[Col Frank Slade]

Malloy ...

[BusterBear]

Let him come out and say just what he means by “root causes.” Usually it winds up coming down to Jews building houses.

[muir_redwoods]

These asshats won’t be stopped until they’ve engineered another fall of Saigon with Americans clambering aboard helicopters and our allies lined up against walls.

[9thLife]

The sponsors of this delusion -- "peace at any cost" -- aren't asking you to think about it. They aren't asking you to agree with it. They aren't asking you to engage in a debate in the marketplace of ideas; they aren't seeking to persuade you. They don't care what you think or believe. What they are doing is what they always do: subverting your reason with images and slogans. They don't need your agreement. They only need your attention, and they have that.

They will fill your field of attention with slogans and images about peace and about how anyone who dares disagree with their idea of peace is the enemy. They will polarize and divide because this has proven to be the most effective means of concentrating power, and in the age of instant, global messaging, it's more effective than it has ever been.