Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by J.K. Gregg » Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:26 pm
You asked no such questions, just spent your energy poking fun at me and my ideology like the true intellectual heavy weight we all know you are.
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Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by The Comrade » Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:33 pm
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Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by exploited » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:06 pm
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Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by The Comrade » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:10 pm
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Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by exploited » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:14 pm
So which particular natural disasters and genocides and revolutions do you think we should become involved in? Let's hear it, Captain Altruistic.
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Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by The Dharma Bum » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:21 pm
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Re: Obama Doubles-Down on "Light Footprint" Foreign Policy
by J.K. Gregg » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:22 pm
I answered both of those questions. But I'll spell it out for you again if you'd like.
Do "economic reasons" count? No. That isn't related to the security of Americans. And besides, the government shouldn't be meddling in economics anyway. How many steps away is an action allowed to be from "directly beneficial"? One. Every act needs to be towards ensuring the security of Americans.
Like I've said before, I'm not going to answer to each of your infinite hypotheticals. The principle is the security of Americans and whether or not an act furthers that goal or not. You determine that by applying logic and reason through the context of the situation. Did you get it this time?
Do "economic reasons" count? No. That isn't related to the security of Americans. And besides, the government shouldn't be meddling in economics anyway. How many steps away is an action allowed to be from "directly beneficial"? One. Every act needs to be towards ensuring the security of Americans.
Like I've said before, I'm not going to answer to each of your infinite hypotheticals. The principle is the security of Americans and whether or not an act furthers that goal or not. You determine that by applying logic and reason through the context of the situation. Did you get it this time?
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