Cheney Throws Bush Under The Bush

[piezoe]

I don't really have a problem with drone strikes per se. Bring it home to their leaders. I can't get too concerned about collateral damage either. They send suicide bombers out to bomb churches and shopping centers. So they put their own families at risk.

I agree that a meddlesome foreign policy creates these issues. It all goes back to Bush 41's decision to rescue the Emir of Kuwait and his fortune from Saddam Hussein. Osama bin Ladin was incensed that "infidel" troops were allowed into Saudi Arabia. That's arab gratitude for you.

Ironically, there is considerable disagreement within conservative republican circles over interventionism versus neo-isolationism. McCain versus Paul. It mirrors the debate within the party over immigration, obamacare and budget and tax issues. A similar albeit lower key debate is taking place within the democrat party. Warren versus Clinton.

Isn't there a middle ground between "interventionism " and "neo-isolationism'? Perhaps it can be called "enlightened engagement".

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

I'm sure that is how every neo-con would characterize their approach. My enlightened self interest might be your definition of war mongering.

In the desert of vicious partisanship we now inhabit, it is encouraging though to see that there are areas at least some liberals and some conservatives can find common ground on. One key part of that common ground is the recognition that we can't solve the world's problems, nor is it in our own interest to try to insert ourselves into situations that do not directly concern us.

Similarly, I see common ground on the area of police overuse of force. We can differ about individual cases, but we can agree that every Mayberry police force does not need a SWAT team and military equipment.