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To: hummingbird; dfwgator
"Republicans always have been the “War Party.” Why did anyone think that would change?"

Not really. Republicans were accused of "isolationism" by Wilsonian Democrats in the first half of the century.

Both political parties have had both intervenionist and anti-interventionist wings throughout their history. Among Democrats, you had both pacifists and Wilsonian activists, and among Republicans, you have/had both Old Right anti-interventionists and war hawks.

The only question is which faction of the party is dominant, when, and for what reason. Unfortunately, usually the way it works is this: if a Democratic President wants to get involved in a war, the Republicans allow the libertarian, anti-interventionist wing to speak because of partisan politics, while Democrats keep their pacifists quiet. Conversely, if a Republican administration starts a war, liberal pacifists become less marginalized by their party elites, not out of principle, but because of party politics.

272 posted on 09/03/2013 12:06:13 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: ek_hornbeck
Thanks, ek_hornbeck!

hummingbird

320 posted on 09/03/2013 4:30:54 PM PDT by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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