That’s part of a quote from someone that I no would call a true Democrat (as opposed to the hard-core Progressives that have careened the Democrat Party far to the Left) – former US Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Unlike many Democrat leaders of today, she ALWAYS had the best interests of America on the forefront and NEVER did an “apology tour” inside the UN. Here is the full quote:
“Everyone says we can’t be the world’s policeman, sure. But what if there’s a world criminal? Will anyone check that criminal? Should he just run rampant? How do you keep him from coming to your door?”
During the last Prez election cycle, not knowing this quote, I had a discussion with a hard core Ron Paul supporter on foreign policy. My argument was “would you rather have China, Russia, or some other possibly bad actor take our place? Ask youself: if Ron Paul’s foreign policy depends on free trade among all nations, would someone else police and protect the sea trade routes for all comers like the US has?”. The person acceded I had made a point that no one else had made to her.
Just like in our individual lives where we have friends but also in which bullies exist, there is a parallel at the international level (actually, it is still individuals in action – they merely sit at the top of a pile of national levers of power like Saddam did, Kim Jong-un and Putin do, and any other despot around the world). We are seeing today that Evil still exists in the world in the form of ISIS, now calling itself the Islamic State as Al Qaeda is renaming itself. And remember, the leader of ISIS famously said to his American jailors when he was let go from prison in Afghanistan “I will see you in New York“.
Ask yourself – who else is pushing back on the Evil, the bullies? If the US, under the leadership of Obama, does nothing:
- Who will step into the breach – and will they help to stop this evil or will they push its “progress” to be even larger?
- And longer term, what is the ramification to the US (and possibly, on our soil)?
