All of that is interesting, but what in the article did you disagree with? Like Mattis, do you think alliances define America and that America is made safer by our alliances?
I refer you to NATO. They have stuck us with the bill, and we provide almost all the combat power. And the whole thing is designed to protect Europe. How does NATO make America more secure?
I refer you to the five eyes, an illegal alliance created by the Dulles crew to get around the clear intent of US law against domestic spying on US citizens. The five eyes lets Brits and Aussies spy on Americans and then turn over the data to the CIA. The CIA then claims it was goven to them by a foreign source. Recently the 5 eyes heavily intervened in the 2016 election and tried to prevent Trump from being sworn in.
Do the five eyes make America more secure?
Saudi Arabia is an “ally”. They funded and gave us 9/11 and ISIS. KSA has built 900 new wahabbist mosques in America since 9/11 and wanted to build one at ground zero. They have wormed their men into powerful US positions and have bribed half of Congress. With zero legal standing from Congress, we are fighting with them in their sectarian war in Yemen.
Does a Saudi “alliance” make America safer?
Basically, the article makes a good case. I have seen nothing from you to refute the article, except ad hominem towards the writer.
Oh brother...like folks on FR aren't unable to dissect opinion pieces for themselves. Guess we should all just depend upon you, or the MSM, to pick and choose what we should read, huh, Mao.
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Your example in justifying your claim is the work of a different author. And even if it was the "editor's pick", it has nothing to do with the piece I posted.
The author of the piece I posted, is:
Philip M. GIRALDI
Ph.D., Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest.
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It's baseless comments like yours we could do without, FRiend.