Most of the countries if not all that we have issue with seem to understand one thing- strength. If you approach them with touchy/feely crap they take it as a sign of weakness and proceed to run over the top of you.
If you show strength, and toughness, and have a strong military to back it up- those countries tend to walk softly around you because they understand that and respect it.
That doesn’t mean we need a true war monger that will be causing problems by acting tough when it is not necessary and backing people into a corner where they feel they have no choice but to fight. We don’t need bullies in our government for sure but we do need strong, tough people.
I think we have less problems with others when we are carrying a big stick. Just my opinion but look at the mess the touchy/feelies are leaving behind.
Just my thoughts and opinions based on observation through the years...this is not something I even pretend to be an expert about.
I agree, but despite what many conservatives may believe, we already have the biggest stick in the world, and far from being “touchy, feely”, Obama and Hillary have been just as shortsighted with the “War on Terror” as Bush, and have attempted to bully Russia, which has backfired horribly.