Israel (now broader Mid East discussion)

bclemms said

I used to feel the US should just stay out of it. None of our business, we have enough problems.

Then I watched China and Russia buy up soft influence all over the world in just a matter of a few years to fill the void we left by not being there. I certainly see the benefit of being in other countries business. I do think we need to avoid backing and arming militia groups. That tends to blow up in our face just about every time.

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The Vietnam War didn't mess us up too much because the country largely was on the same page with the Cold War. Afghanistan and Iraq really messed us up. Too many people can't distinguish between exercising influence and power in foreign countries in our national interest, versus getting bogged down in forever wars in foreign countries. That's how we get to a sizeable percentage of our country wanting to cut off aid to Ukraine, and no one really concerned about the possibility of an attack on Taiwan.