Dick Morris: Rousing the isolation genie

The Hill ^ | 4/19/06 | Dick Morris

[OldArmy94]

Good analysis by Morris. He's exactly right--Americans are tired of fighting. Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of choosing to stay "uninvolved"--September 11, 2001 "involved" us.

[DTogo]

This withdrawal from globalism is a predictable consequence of the quagmire of Iraq.

Dick's way off base.

[ClaireSolt]

And woe to those like Morris who think politics is all about having no principles and being only interested in elections. Maybe he should rethink what obstructionism got Tom Daschle, and he might also add immigration to the mix before he pontificates.

[dfwgator]

Don't get "stuck on stupid", Dick.

[bnelson44]

Iran is COUNTING on us to decide foreign policy based on public opinion polls!

http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/67114.htm

[Slump Tester]

Can anyone name a time this toe sucker has been right about anything?

[manwiththehands]

"Can anyone name a time this toe sucker has been right about anything?"

(crickets)

[Cobra64]

I'm now an isolationist. Mainly due to anti-American politicians like Kerry, Kennedy, Carter, Murtha, McCain, Boxer, Feinstein, Reid, Rangle, and (fill in the blanks).

In their sick, pathetic twisted minds, these bastards are willing for more American GIs to die by supporting our enemies for their own political gain. And that really pi$$es me off.

Kerry and a host of others should have been tried for treason and shot.

Further, half the Senate does not believe in the Rule of Law in this country. Even W condones illegal aliens by proposing amnesty for outlaws.

And I've been a staunch Conservative Republican since I first voted for Barry Goldwater in 1964. In '08, I'll probably vote for the Constitution Party (and I know the Perrot analogy).

IMOHO /rant

Kevlar and Nomex on...

[Mr. Jeeves]

Saying Iraq is a "quagmire" doesn't mean we could have done things differently - or better. It just means that having committed to a certain course of action, we can't now change our minds and leave. The American public was soft-pedaled on the amount of time and effort and money it was going to take to stabilize Iraq. There might have been good reasons not to dwell on the potential downside (keeping the Democrats quiet and forcing them to act halfway pro-American for a change being the main ones) but the non-Free-Republic-reading American public feels they have been conned and just wants to turn their backs on the whole spectacle.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

This is precisely what the Marxist Media worked to achieve.

[TheForceOfOne]

This man is starting to get on my nerves. Go write another book about Hillary Dick.

[Muleteam1]

I try not to agree with Dick Morris too often, and I am not sure he is right about who was helped by isolationism since the 1950s, but there is little doubt Americans are leaning toward isolationism. As this happens, domestic issues will certainly become more important to Americans. As we know, the Democrats speak the language of domestic programs fluantly. The political picture for conservatives is not rosy. Just my two cents, not my wish.

[Siena Dreaming]

There are times when a country needs to pull its head in and re-evaluate itself.

There are other times it is necessary to engage. This is the time for America to engage. If left to themselves, Muslim countries' terrorist impulses would just grow and no other country besides the US would have what it takes to take them on.

Engaging them in war when necessary and/or trade and dialogue is essential. I believe the Bush administration is doing it right.

[axes_of_weezles]

That should be modified for Dicky.

Don't get "stuck on toes", Dick

[starbase]

In the interim, of course, came Sept. 11, when the nation found out why foreign affairs were vital to domestic peace.

This statement is incorrect. On Sept. 11 we found out why internal enforcement was necessary to domestic peace.

With internal enforcement none of hijackers could have gotten on planes since their visas had expired (with internal enforcement that would have been tracked), they might have been looked in on at their "schools" once their names indicated they were in the country illegally. With internal enforcement there would have been no massive waves of illegal aliens, and no accompanying attitudes of acceptance for such things, any irregularities would have therefore been glaring.

With internal enforcement these hijackers would not have had driver's licenses, or the licenses they did have would have been coded to expire when their visas expired.

There's much more, but in short, a well run country internally would have made us immune to anything but a large scale military invasion (or civilian invasion in the case of the Mexicans) and we have the world's most powerful military to attend to both of those just mentioned turns of events.

Internal enforcement is what we learned about on Sept. 11 th.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET


The Man Who Predicted 9/11 and his own demise at the hands of muslim fundamentalist extremists on that Day of Infamy: RICK RESCORLA, ..R.I.P.

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361



9/11 Lifesaver RICK RESCORLA's Statue joyfully unveiled - Ft. Benning GA

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1608896/posts


NEVER FORGET

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[xrp]

I'll probably vote for the Constitution Party

Same

[SCHROLL]

Morris is wrong, it's not isolationism rearing it's ugly head, it's cowardess encouraged by the Dems.

[annelizly]

your right. I have often felt that although we need to be on top of what other countries are doing, it seems that The U.S.A. is always footing the biggest bill for any international dealings. We ship out tons of money to other countries who do nothing for us. We are imploding here at home and apparently our politicians can't deal with international problems AND national problems at the SAME TIME!

It seems as though our politicians are more worried about some poor aids riddled fool in deepest darkest third world country than the tax paying, law abiding citizen down the street who has lost his job, has no health insurance and has to pay 3$ a gallon for gas and is losing his home!