[Ohioan]

I am not sure what the War has to do with how to have a frank conversation with an otherwise Conservative American Senator, who has let a foreign sympathy cloud his response to a current problem. (Whither American Conservatism deals with how to counter Rubio's mom's emotional, but not really proper appeal, without insulting anyone. The important thing--on this one point-- is to try to get those using such arguments, as she did, to stop doing so.)

Whether in a debate or as justification for a War, the best argument is always the one that deals with all aspects of a crisis in the most effective manner. But that sometimes needs to be done point by point.

Now, frankly, as a great admirer of George Washington, I deplore anyone who allows any sympathy for a foreign people to cloud their judgment as to American policy. But before you insult anyone, a candid discussion of where duty lies is in order.

William Flax

[Olog-hai]

Don't know why you’re addressing me in this instance. I did not insult Rubio or his mother. I did describe his behavior as vile, because only those who have contempt for our Constitution would behave in a vile manner towards it.

And as far as George Washington goes, he was more a warrior than a diplomat. Indeed, on the subject of insults, he said the following:

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it. If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.

And I don’t need to pay heed to aught pimped (whether secular false arguments or not) to realize and adhere to such a stance. I fear that you do not understand the times, nor the spirit behind them.