Once upon a time there was a Republican Party that bragged about ending the Korean War. Once upon a time there was a Republican leader in the Senate that opposed NATO. Once upon a time there was a Republican President warned us about the dangers of the “military-industrial complex” Once upon a time there was Republican Party Vice-Presidential nominee who talked about “Democrat Wars” in a debate. It may very well be that the GOP has tied itself to the military-industrial complex because many of its members are ex-Democrats (traditionally the most war-like of the two parties) due to “McGovernism”, or have its Congressional representation in states or districts heavily dominated by military installations, veterans or military industries. We are lucky there is at least one Republican politician, viable enough as a national figure, who understands that the party’s position on foreign policy is hurting it both from a policy and a political standpoint. Hopefully he can at least engage such an internal party debate on foreign policy, otherwise the GOP’s attempts to portray itself as fiscally responsible and for less government are doomed to be the mirages that they are right now.
By: Brant
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