The mainstream ideas
This short clip is a good reminder that non-intervantionism was the mainstream republican policy not so far ago. It is interesting, and sad, to see how easy it become to make it into fringe ideology. One might argue that the 9/11 terror attacks change everything, but I doubt the wisdom of such argument. Yes, the 9/11 terror attack were horrifying - I will never forget the horror of that damned day - but it should should not have made non-intervantionism irrelevant, just the opposite. What in fact happened was that the 9/11 terror attack was used as an excuse to promote the neoconservative ready policy, which they drafted years before.
(via LRC)
Tags: 2008 Elections, 9/11, Neoconservative, Non-Intervention, Ron PaulRelated posts
Rogel @ December 15, 2007