Except for all those things are profitable for the US.
Except for all those things are profitable for the US.
Ok Im back, I am all with you when you say, basically when its time for war declare war lets get in and get it done without the restraints on. I agree that anything short of total commitment to defeating the enemy must be the first priority. To do anything less is a grave disservice to the men and women who do the fighting. Most, not all, of our outreach, for lack of a better phrase, is in support of our national interests like trade, diplomacy, etc. these are good things for us because they grow economies which raises the standard of living and creates wealth. I dont think we need to be telling other countries or peoples that their way is wrong and to change to our way. that is an attitude that never results in positive outcomes. Sooner or later it will bite us in the a$$. However, I draw the line at the point that we have to act that way to protect our nation or people, and in some cases interests with respect to allies.. Those are the situations which frequently call for war.
That is a big problem, Nations who are "friendly" risk much worse than we currently have by putting troops on the border between their nations. There are adequate ways to deal with the border situation with non military law enforcement if only the will existed to implement them in government
This times eleventy billion! You can't expect to go mucking around in the internal affairs of other nations without stepping on some toes. Odds are high that you'll be able to pay off the local muckety-muck to avoid an official response (Pakistan is a perfect example). Unfortunately, that doesn't work so well with the enraged local populace.
However, in this case it's the local hoodlums attacking the official U.S. for something one of our citizens did. That would be like us invading Iraq because some Saudi nationals dropped the Twin Towers. Oh, wait...
What can the President do? Well he can authorize our Marine Security Guards to return fire when an American on sovereign soil is killed! WTF? This makes us look weak and pathetic across the globe. It will only embolden those that would do this again. Next time, it might be even worse.
As for the shoe being on the other foot? Well we'd print another truckload of worthless fiat money and pay them off of course! After all, it's the American way!
An interesting hypothetical, I suspect the antagonists would end up on the receiving side of a wood shampoo before they were able to affect such a feat instead of our police standing around watching another country's embassy being attacked.
I think it is time to bring everyone home for a while...maybe a long while. Forget the money these counties owe us. One billion here and there, not a big deal when the national debt is rocketing through the trillions. Let these jokers in the mid-east play together alone for a while. They can either work their issues out or they can't. It just doesn't seem like it is our direct problem right now.
This. In addition I saw no mention of there even being Marines guarding the facility in Libya, just local rented security that ran away. I suspect it is a matter of typical State Department ineptness. State Department policy seems to be to let rioters overrun the facility grounds and hope the hardened building remains secure until local police or military arrive to restore order. This needs to change.
This is why I'm all in favor of isolationist policies. We don't need embassies around the world, especially in countries where we are hated for rediculous reasons (a movie). Bring everyone home, defend the borders, let our "friends" keep us updated on their situations, observe from a distance, and quit giving aide to other countries!
Fair enough opinion. If we were to do that, where do you see the U.S. In ten years with respect to security and the economy?
Indirectly, perhaps.
Surely you don't believe that we were attacked simply because the enemy is jealous of our "freedom", right?
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