>We haven't seen anything approaching brilliant foreign policy here since the Marshall Plan and that's a good thing.
>We need to focus here.
>Practical?
>I think so.
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>Yes, supporting the rebels in the Syrian civil war was very practical. Oh, wait a minute. That includes ISIS. Maybe not so practical. Allowing Al Qaeda to go unpunished for murdering 4 Americans in Benghazi? This only emboldens the terrorists and unfortunately, only time will tell how practical this move was.
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>It was stupid in Vietnam, it was stupid in Iraq and it will be stupid in just about any instance it's tried in the future.
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>I agree that is was not a good idea in Vietnam. As a matter of fact, I was one of the protesters at Kent State in 1970. So, with this isolationist POV, I suspect that you will be voting for Rand Paul if he gets the republican nomination.
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>In our culture the good guys end the story with a shootout.
>People who walk away from a fight are dull and don't make good copy.
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>Does that mean that you also believe that FDR should have walked away from involvement in WWII?