We were not the empire we are today.
A lot of folks here recall Eisenhower’s military industrial complex and Washington’s no foreign entanglements speeches.
Yet at the same time we pound our chests and talk about nuking people.
Where am I missing the disconnect?
People, reasonably enough, are appalled by ISIS and want them stopped.
In practical terms, given the realities of military capabilities, that means the US will lead any attempt to stop them. Or no such attempt will be made.
If you want us to not be “the policeman of the world,” a sentiment I can sympathize if not necessarily agree with, you have to accept the fact that there will be nobody to stop Putin’s expansionism or ISIS, or a host of other problems that will pop up the minute America is seen as no longer engaged.
How many Americans are willing to accept the real consequences of a true withdrawal from foreign entanglements?