And if they mess with us, we are so rich and so strong we roll over them and make them flatter than a bug . . . even quicker and more powerfully than we do now.
Really?? What would have squashed them flatter than a bug - more troops in the area? Bigger bombs? Occupying??
Better tech, more troops, better reputation in the world because we are rich and free. Look at the big picture. Doubling our wealth as a nation say since we started nominating the liberal Republicans since 1990 (Bush, Bush, Dole, Bush, Bush, McCain), 20 years, would take 3.4% more growth a year. Crazy, huge numbers . . . except that they are not in a free economy. With double the economy what type of tech would our military have? What type of airport security etc. would we very casually be able to pay for?
Our domestic policy is much, much, much more important to our position in the world and our military power than our foreign policy, in my opinion.