She is a better described as a rabidly Wilsonian neocon in foreign policy (Billy Kristol was her debate coach) and a fairly standard free market conservative in domestic policy. Unfortunately, the two don’t mix. A budget-busting world empire only services to undermine small government at home.
You make a mistake I see many make as it pertains to Governor Palin. You assume that she has done no reading or thinking on the military, therefore she'll do as Bill Kristol tells her. Is that misogyny or buying in to the media's "she's an idiot!" meme? How would you have described Presidents Reagan, Bush41 and Nixon as regards their foreign policy stances?
Palin is Wilsonian? And what are you smoking?