oh maaaaaannnn.... this is a heavy just like the on-going PP & the abortion clinics.
You could argue the topic of this thread ‘til eternity.
An Empire by any other name will still fall. They all do.
One has only to think about what happened in the Iraq region when the U. S. pulled out prematurely.
Think global. That is what the world is without a very strong presence from the U. S.
This led to Russia filling the void. It led to ISIS. It led to destabilization of the whole region.
The point is not to engage everywhere. The point is to be capable of it, and let folks know we won’t put up with nonsense.
This world is already in trouble because of signaled U. S. contraction.
China is now adventurous. Russia is adventurous.
Israel is under new pressure. The region around it is on fire.
Folks, if it isn’t us formulating global policy, it will be others. Russia? China? Is this registering?
Washington/Bush Debate. (Note, how totally, even across the Centuries, Washington's points resonate as true.)
No, we should not police the world.
There are very few nations in the world worth the blood and treasure we’ve spent trying to help them.
Instead, we should try some ju-jitus - and get the Russians and Chinese to over-extend ‘policing’ the world. Let THEM bankrupt themselves trying to keep ‘order.’
But we should kick the ass of anyone who crosses us and keep the means for doing so handy.
We arent policing the world and tyrants are everywhere. Next bright idea?