Recently BushandCo have upped funding for covert operations in and around Iran to $400m. For the sake of my children's children, I hope outright war with Iran doesn't happen.
Also, though Ron Paul takes a very clear stance on these sorts of foreign relations issues, neither McCain nor Obama have been as forthcoming, though I suspect McCain to be closer to the Bush philosophy. Personally, I prefer the Teddy Roosevelt approach to foreign relations... from the West African proverb, "speak softly, but carry a big stick". To me, this means that wars (conflicts, police actions, whatever you want to call them) should only be used when all other options have been exhausted. Starting another "preemptive war" flies in the face of this philosophy....and common sense!
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"Speak softly, but carry a big stick"
Open trade policy. No intervention in foreign domestic policies. Keep adequate standing military AT HOME (why are we still defending Europe from the Russions?).
Along those lines, what we did in Afghanistan was justified. What we did in Iraq and the nation building we did in both places was not.
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