“”(Also, can I just say that describing the foreign policy attitudes of the Founding Fathers as an “isolationist Libertarian wet dream” is rather ironic, given that they had many beliefs and ideas that would make modern-day Libertarians cringe?)””
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Problem is... I didn’t do that. My comment (see below) did not reference the founders’ attitude. I was talking about the current crop of naysayers who seem to want us to be non-interventionist. The founders were in a different era entirely and had no way of knowing what would become necessary throughout the centuries re: foreign policy. We can be “America First” and still get involved in other nations to protect our national security. In fact, to my mind, that is the very definition (or one) of being America First. Our security comes first, whatever it takes.
As far as that “wrong side in history”... only time will tell. I have my opinion, you have yours. We’ll see, one way or another.
“”Oh, FFS. I’m always amazed at how “certain people” always rush to quote the US Constitution.... while most of the time they conveniently ignore it. America First does not equate to an isolationist Libertarian wet dream, despite how much you’d probably wish it so.””
Do tell us what kind of U.S. national security interests have been at stake in any of the military campaigns we have had in the last 50 years.