Surfing a few sites this morning I came upon an article at Antiwar.com. It is a piece the Neutralist wishes he wrote. 10 Reasons the US Should Leave Libya NOW is a well ordered repository of the reasons not to be in Libya. If you know somebody who is on the fence or drinking the kool aid on the issue, urge them to read it. You don't change many minds in this life, but if someone is not invincibly ignorant, this should make an impact.
To show my gratitude to the author, I am going to steal part of her article. Specifically, Reason 9:
9. This goes against our founders’ vision for American foreign policy. Let me simply provide a few telling quotes:
“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.” — Thomas Jefferson
“America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.” — John Quincy Adams
“No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.” — James Madison
“The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.” — George Washington
“All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.” — Benjamin Franklin
So called conservatives think a conservative foreign policy is "supporting the troops" (of course for them, that does not often mean being one) no matter what silly intervention is proposed. A real conservative war policy is to not get into wars as evinced by the quotes above.
Poor Bonnie Kristian, we have closed the competition. There will be no more entries. Bonnie Kristian is the Neutralist Rookie of the Year. Granted, it is not a much coveted award, and brings neither money or great applause. No matter, it's still less of a joke than the Nobel.
If Bonnie wants an 11th reason the Neutralist can supply one. The only successful exit strategy the US has executed was Viet Nam.
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Hahah...I only just came across this post. Thank you for your many compliments! And in answer to the question in your title, http://bonniekristian.com/about/
Mademoiselle, I checked out your blog when I stole your ideas.
In the interest of Neutralism, I vow to steal from you and others whenever possible.
Keep up your great work.
Bonnie Kristian is a writer and editor living near Washington, D.C. She likes guinea pigs, good food, and the Oxford comma. This blog’s purpose is to be a sort of political advice column — like Dear Abby, but with fewer recipes and more liberty.
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