Bush II's plan was to take that course; and we saw 9/11.................and 3,000 dead (we were lucky that day).
Isolation is naive. Especially when many in your own country don't believe in border enforcement.
Bush in the 2000 campaign:
"I think the United States must be humble," Bush said during a televised presidential debate last October. "We must be proud and confident of our values, but humble in how we treat nations that are figuring out how to chart their own course."
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Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
Sorry, Joe. It's not our job, unless our interests are directly affected. We need a lean, strong military designed to defend us, not every little tinhorn dictator who hates us while taking our money. Madison's logic is sound, and is timeless.
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