the outcome of the election

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Personally, I think going to war in Iraq did everything but help to defend us.
Smithy
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Libertarians are against the projection of force beyond defending the US borders. I'm a little more open minded. I think we need to honor our commitments in defending our allies, but we should encourage them to become self sufficient.

We can discuss the doctrine protected by the UN charter of a threatened nation launching a first strike in order to defend itself. In the case of Iraq, I agree the evidence of the threat evaporated once we got there, and that is the danger of acting based on bad information. If North Korea was threatening a missile launch, I would expect the US to act to prevent it if possible.