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> The U.S. is strong because of our own power, but also because of our many many friends with a shared worldview You’re starting off on the wrong foot. That’s
by rayiner 2y ago
> The U.S. is strong because of our own power, but also because of our many many friends with a shared worldview
You’re starting off on the wrong foot. That’s just Reagan-Bush universalism and everyone who bought into that stupid ideology has been wrong about everything my entire lifetime.
The way you say it, the Iraq War was simply poor execution of a basically sound ideology. To the contrary, the Iraq War was a predictable outcome of the notion that democracy promotion is in America’s material interest, or that it’s worth our while to police borders around the world. That’s a bad idea, rooted in a Christian/post-Christian version of the Ummah and the Iraq War should have discredited that ideology. If you continue to buy into those mistaken premises, a repeat of Iraq/Vietnam/Korea is inevitable.
- kristjansson 2y agoSo you really think the world as we know it works just fine if everyone defends their own borders and attacks their neighbors' at will?
- lostdog 2y ago> You’re starting off on the wrong foot. That’s just Reagan-Bush universalism and everyone who bought into that stupid ideology has been wrong about everything my entire lifetime. This doesn't respond to my comment at all. You're just calling stuff stupid.
- rayiner 2y ago[flagged]
- smallmancontrov 2y ago> everyone who bought into that stupid ideology has been wrong about everything my entire lifetime In 2014, McCain absolutely nailed his prediction on Ukraine 2022. Did you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLAzeHnNgR8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLAzeHnNgR8
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