The greatest failing of libertarians is in selling what effectively is isolationism.
But, look at what nation building has gotten us as well.
How have conservatives done in the WWII abandonment of Eastern Europe, leaving the Korean War unfinished, abandoning the Mnung and South Vietnamese, the Cubans, El Salvadorians ( at the height of Reagan power ), the first Gulf War leaving Saddam telling the Kurds to rise up and leaving them to Saddam, even the post Soviet Management of Afghanistan.
Where have the Conservative prevailed in their interventions? It seems that conservatives have a pretty bad batting average. Not so bad getting to bat, just the batting.
Pre WWII conservatives were very isolationist all the way back to Washington.
So, I guess it is conservatives who have abandoned a some what non entangling heritage and since WW II have gone on a half hearted, not well executed schemes of Wilsonian wars. You know, for democracy, and like Wilson, left most of those wars un won and messy.
I’ll give President Bush so far credit in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we may well see them devolve.
“The greatest failing of libertarians is in selling what effectively is isolationism.”
BINGO. And too many are simply hedonists or libertines.
I just don’t want to spend my money trying to control morons.