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Originally Posted by Guest
Because no one in the Republican or Democratic Party who is running for President has presented a plan for the Middle East, I'll presume we will vote for the next President based on past performance. Apparently my reference how the other powers in the world deal with the Middle East wasn't clear. China and Russia get the resources with no armed military there. In other words our foreign policy has cost us lives and billions and they get it all for free. They cut deals with Muslim countries without military intervention. Russia must have learned from their invasion of Afghanistan. They left because of our aid to Muslims like Bin Laden. Remember the Iran Iraq War. Who did we provide aid to then?
I think the danger in our conversations is that we believe political affiliation to one party or another gives the best answer to the Middle East crisis.
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First of all, I agree simple political affiliation to one party does not give the best answer. It depends on the candidate. For example, I would vote for Jim Webb for a lot of reasons but never Hillary or Bernie for foreign policy reasons. The latter increase risk by either appeasement or lack of resolve.
I also get your point about Russia and China ... hey, sounds good to me. But, you still have not responded to my earlier question. Do you mean to say you think the US should simply withdraw its forces worldwide, starting say in the Mideast?? What do you think would happen if we did that?