05-04-2009, 06:03 PM
Quote:I would ask then what good are the "principles for which we stand", if we must forgo them in the attempt to out woo our opponents?You don't have to "forego" your principles in order to be realistic about foreign policy. You can do whatever you like, domestically. But when you step into the world of foreign policy, you just have to acknowledge that the world does not simply obey your commands if you yell loud enough. There are realistic, constructive ways to promote your principles, and there are quixotic, destructive ways to try (and no doubt fail) to cram them down the throats of other countries. Even Nixon, of all people, had that much figured out.
-Jester