Posted on 04/28/2016 11:17:56 AM PDT by SteveH
Donald Trump gave an amazing speech about his approach to US foreign policy on Wednesday, at least according to Donald Trump. At an event sponsored by the Center for the National Interest, the Republican presidential frontrunner delivered a 5,000-word speech touching on his criticisms of the Obama administration’s approach to national security, the need to whip US allies into shape, and promised that he alone can restore what he described as the lost standing of the US in world affairs.
A Trump foreign policy would eschew “nation building” but would still somehow promote stability worldwide. It would teach our allies to trust us again, even while making a point of behaving “unpredictably.” It would teach the US military to “fight to win,” as opposed to...whatever it is he thinks the military does now.
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Well, what I found surprising was that they were not in favor of nation building. I guess you could chalk that up to liberalism, but at the same time, maybe not. Washington warned us about entangling foreign alliances. Nation building would certainly go under that category in my book!
The modern idea of “nation building” has fallen under the banner of imperialism, or at least the leftist idea of the word. Imperialism under, say, the Roman empire meant widespread takeover of every aspect of society and forced assimilation. America’s “nation building” efforts over the last 100 years have been no more than propping up failing governments to forward some political agenda. I think that’s what the millenials tire of.
“I think that’s what the millenials tire of.”
I’m tired of it too.
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