It is unfortunate that many who agree with Paul on domestic matters are too entrenched in some mythical ideal of the US as world’s savior when it comes to international matters – especially with regard to having military bases in most countries in the world, invading countries that did not attack us (Iraq), sending Americans to die in other nation’s civil wars (Vietnam), etc. I think a good part of it is over-inflating the threat from the bugaboos of Republican Christianity – Communism and now radical Islam. Those who bought the bogus domino theory of Communism now buy the world caliphate. And in doing so they advocate incredible welfare plans for Israel, and using force to influence other countries – and then act astounded when someone points out that actions have consequences, and perhaps US foreign policy shoulders some blame.
But yet I can’t be too discouraged. At least the Instapundit crowd is being introduced to libertarianism, watered down as it is. They certainly wouldn’t get it from the mainstream media.
