Nah, I think you should still support him. I wouldn't mind having moderate interventionalists in the Congress. I just get annoyed at the Neo-Cons that immediently jump to war over every little thing. Dont' forget domestically he'll be the same as Rand Paul, it would be beneficial to have a Conservative ally in the Congress for Rand.
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-191432368.html
I thank you for citing that quote for me --- much appreciated.
I am not sure I can really get behind him on foreign policy, but I certainly appreciate your point. As an American Jew who once was very pro-neoconservativism until I decided to actively participate and saw the backside of it, I hate seeing a country I love being used as a tool for pro-Israel policy, within the foreign-policy arena.
Now if policymakers naturally gravitated toward that point, I might be a little different...but the lobbying, guilting and outlandish justification while holding The Bible to put a Christian spin on everything was just too much.
If you travel the world, the idea of America is admired ALMOST EVERYWHERE, even in ISLAMIC countries. Believe me, foreigners see Americans of all races, creeds, colors and religions cooperating peacefully, being friends and neighbors, scholars, entrepreneurs and artists....most foreigners think of it as a wonderful example of what they could achieve. Unfortunately after they tell you how awesome they HAVE (past-tense) seen America, they frown and complain about how we are Imperialist in attitude now, that we demand it our way or no way, that a Jewish lobby pushes around our politicians and that we are perceived by the young generation (15-20) in many of these countries as an "evil empire". That, and it will only get worse if we as a country push harder to control others, and the even younger generations of foreigners grow up with a widely distorted view of America.
Apologies on the rant. I just wish we'd return to being the shining city upon the hill, as an example to others, and not stomp around the world trying to impose our "righteous" values, creating scores upon scores of enemies.
Most foreigners like Americans, and dislike American politicians.
