Posted on 04/25/2024 4:04:57 AM PDT by Sir_Humphrey
As someone who values liberty and limited government, I’ve always been skeptical of unchecked federal power – especially when it comes to matters of war and peace. The Founders warned us about the dangers of standing armies and entangling alliances, and history has shown time and again the perils of a trigger-happy foreign policy.
Yet for decades now, the American people have been fed a steady diet of interventionism from the Washington establishment. We’re told that the United States must be the world’s policeman – that we have a moral obligation to spread democracy at the point of a gun, and that any skepticism of military action is tantamount to “anti-Americanism.”
The results of this misguided consensus are plain to see: a string of costly and inconclusive wars, from Vietnam to Iraq to Afghanistan, that have sapped American strength and undermined our security. Trillions of dollars wasted, thousands of lives lost, and our nation’s reputation tarnished on the world stage.
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Yep. There were morons back then too
Democrats have undermined the United States everytime.
FTA: a string of costly and inconclusive wars, from Vietnam to Iraq to Afghanistan
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