Are we isolationists or scared of what the D.C. stooges are getting us into? Who can be confident In the motives of Washington?
Darn good questions. My own opinion is this, becoming ‘involved’ in the world may have made it ‘seem’ more safe and peaceful. When all it has done is caused anger and resentment worldwide to be partially buried and to ferment to the point where it will explode uncontrollably. Much like an forgotten kimchi jar. (And will smell just as a bad in the end.)
As for us... our own ‘good nature’ and desire to spread wealth and happiness have bankrupted the United States and diluted the culture that had allowed that ‘wealth and happiness’ to be created in the first place. The end result I believe is that there is a worldwide backlash and a inside America backlash all building up and coming together at the same time. And it’s target, justifiably so, is the Federal Government of the United States.
I suppose I could go on and on. But simply put, D.C. has really done a number on a ‘good will’ that we may have once had both nationally and internationally. And I believe it is long past time to bring all of our troops home. If a nation they are stationed in and we are not ‘in-conflict’ with says please leave. We should so so with alacrity and return the bases back to the same condition that we acquired them at the beginning of their leases.
Others were the phrases such as "American continentialism" as in world trade/economic relationships only.
And, another expression heard, especially after WWII - Perpetual Peace thru Perpetual War.
Seems history repeats, and repeats, ...