I think far too many on both sides of the political isle make foreign policy an either/or or stay or go, and often too black and white.
I would say our current climate of US VS THEM, Republican vs Democrat on foreign policy has been too much, "Play world's police" vs " isolationism". There seems to unfortunately be two speeds for both parties, off and warp speed.
I think unfortunately and increasingly, politics has become too tribal. When people point out we have been in Afghanistan for 20 years and nothing really has changed, so why stay? It is forgotten by many that Russia tried to invade them too, and failed.
And it is a fallacy that Afghanistan is America's longest war. Nope. Technically America/South Korea and North Korea are in a cease fire. I think it would be nuts for America to leave South Korea.
I hate that humans are tribal. But not sure what Biden is doing is going to solve anything long term. I would say however, if Afghanistan were as much as military threat as say North Korea we'd stay there.
Do I have a solution? Yes, quite frankly I do. I could even solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Threaten any and all humans worldwide, that if they don't behave and stop fighting, force them to watch "Mama Mia".
But in all seriousness, I simply don't want to see Afghanistan regress back into a haven for their religious plotters.
Anyone got any ideas?
If you were President right now, would you stay or would you go?
I would say our current climate of US VS THEM, Republican vs Democrat on foreign policy has been too much, "Play world's police" vs " isolationism". There seems to unfortunately be two speeds for both parties, off and warp speed.
I think unfortunately and increasingly, politics has become too tribal. When people point out we have been in Afghanistan for 20 years and nothing really has changed, so why stay? It is forgotten by many that Russia tried to invade them too, and failed.
And it is a fallacy that Afghanistan is America's longest war. Nope. Technically America/South Korea and North Korea are in a cease fire. I think it would be nuts for America to leave South Korea.
I hate that humans are tribal. But not sure what Biden is doing is going to solve anything long term. I would say however, if Afghanistan were as much as military threat as say North Korea we'd stay there.
Do I have a solution? Yes, quite frankly I do. I could even solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Threaten any and all humans worldwide, that if they don't behave and stop fighting, force them to watch "Mama Mia".
But in all seriousness, I simply don't want to see Afghanistan regress back into a haven for their religious plotters.
Anyone got any ideas?
If you were President right now, would you stay or would you go?
