[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Well well, aren't you the preachy one. I have an idea. You figure out what's good for the Presbyterians, something you might actually know something about, and we'll figure out what's good for the Jews, something we have better handle on. Deal?

Okay. And as a Presbyterian, I'll claim the right to figure out what is good for the country of my citizenship, that country founded in what was called at the time "The Presbyterian Rebellion" (though today, we refer to it as, "The American Revolution").

Hmm. Okay, I have it figured out: Non-Interventionism abroad, and civil liberties at home, are best for America.

Thanks for asking.

Best,
OP

[veronica]

That is your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. (-:

[UberVernunft]

Okay, I have it figured out: Non-Interventionism abroad

Unfortunately, because of the continuing proliferation of WMD across the globe, this is probably not a viable solution to insure the safety of this country in the long run. I should also point out that foreign aid has always been part of a policy to stabilize regional conflicts.

In the Arab-Israeli conflict, with the two likely outcomes of Arabs destroying Israel or Israel nuking its neighbors, a little financial aid is a perfectly reasonable solution. Right now we have sufficient power and money to offer to strongly influence the stability of this conflict.