There is nothing worth fighting for in Afghanistan.
It is not vital to our national security.
Secure borders are.
Unless we are going to really go to war against Islam, we should stay out of Islamic countries.
“There is nothing worth fighting for in Afghanistan.
It is not vital to our national security.
Secure borders are.
Unless we are going to really go to war against Islam, we should stay out of Islamic countries.”
Sounds more like a Left/Progressive dodge than anything conservative: implies thereat don’t exist out there, therefore we don’t have to bother with the unpleasant business of countering threats.
Though our homeland isn’t overseas (not much of it at any rate) our interests extend everywhere. They are vulnerable too.
There is also the question of public perception. If we fail to respond, we look weak. Invites more attacks.
Americans need to get over Crusade-it is. Not every conflict can be WWII (perhaps we should be grateful). The idea that we cannot get involved unless circumstances are huge leads to inaction at crucial junctures.
Better to fight them there, than here. And “here” will occur, if we fail to fight them elsewhere.