“Trying to bring democratic and representative reform to these nations is not a mistake.”
I agree it is not a mistake to try. But realistically, it will not often succeed. In the case of Iraq I believe it will devolve once more into a dictatorship when we leave.
I guess this is the reason for my disdain for the idea of making the world “safe for democracy”.
We should ONLY fight for reasons of self defense or for the defense of our allies. And when we do, we need to kick ass; none of this pissing away our soldiers like we did in Vietnam.
I think defense of the western world is reason enough. But we need to get aggressive with it. I seriously hope Israel doesn’t back down (yet again).
Amen to that. Letting Hanoi get away with placing anti-aircraft batteries on hospital rooftops is just one of the bad mistakes we made, a precedent nobody has the courage to break from now.