We have put Saudi first for way too long it should end

[Captdon]

But...JAP wants to talk about Yemen ten times a day.

[Hoosier8]

Trump is not the first but we should make him the last!

Someone would rather have ISIS in control of the Middle East.

[Mister D]

Of course. The Soviet Union bore the brunt of Nazi Germany's wars. They were useful. But they were still evil.

The evil nature of the regime was all but forgotten by Allied propagandists who took pains to present our ally in a better light.

[Just AnotherPerson]

Where are all your threads critical of Obama and Saudi Arabia?

You should watch the video and then come back and say this again.

[Just AnotherPerson]

A missile attack isn't a war. My government has no credibility or morals to the likes of you. Well, you don't have any credibility or morals to me. You are part of the Hate America crowd. You are as bad as anti_Fa and BLM.

You say very often lately that this is YOUR government, YOUR country. Just so you are aware this is OUR country. This is all of our nation. You are not separate from everyone else we all share this same nation, and this same earth. In all reality there should be some way that we should all be able to get along and live with one another without all of this hate and violence. I am not sure why you want to perpetrate hate on your nation so bad? You have been pushing your agenda of hate and your violent nature in this forum for some time now. It is really sad.

[Mister D]

Not always.

In terms of official US policy I think we should dispense with this moralism. It has us crusading in the desert and the moonscape of Afghanistan for liberal democracy, human rights etc. It made our recent endeavors much more costly in terms of both blood and treasure. Now what Americans personally believe about various contemporary regimes is fine but I believe our government ought to rely a little less on moral distinctions when determining who is a friend or an enemy of the US. It is possible (even likely) that at times our friends will be "savages" and our enemies morally good.

[Mister D]

If only our progressive friends were right that it's all about oil but they're not.

[countryboy]

You should watch the video and then come back and say this again.

You should be less of a hypocrite.

[MisterVeritis]

In terms of official US policy I think we should dispense with this moralism.

Some of it is useful. Some is not. We support crusades. When it makes sense use the moralism and emotions to build and maintain support for our policies.

It has us crusading in the desert and the moonscape of Afghanistan for liberal democracy, human rights etc.

This valid complaint concerns mission creep.

It made our recent endeavors much more costly in terms of both blood and treasure. Now what Americans personally believe about various contemporary regimes is fine but I believe our government ought to rely a little less on moral distinctions when determining who is a friend or an enemy of the US. It is possible (even likely) that at times our friends will be "savages" and our enemies morally good.

Sometimes it is beneficial for us to keep our eyes half closed.

[Abby08]

But...JAP wants to talk about Yemen ten times a day.

10?!