Could non-interventionism have possibly led to anything worse than our meddling has?

[Ransom]

I miss Sage. He made more sense.

You're missing a dog in the fight as well, INN.

[Chris]

You're missing a dog in the fight as well, INN.

What fight is that, ran?

[Gerrard Winstanley]

We funded the locals. The Saudis funded the foreign fighters.

There wasn't much a distinction. The Taliban are mostly natives.

[Peter1469]

There wasn't much a distinction. The Taliban are mostly natives.

Taliban local. Along with many other tribes.

al Qaeda was an example of foriegn fighters.

[donttread]

Yes.....let's. Times beyond 'recent' that is....since we started paying attention....we know absolutely f'n nothing about. And that is the Daily double.

Our nation didn't even exist 500 years ago

[donttread]

I can't really see where any of the interventionist have made a solid argument that thingswould be worse if we had learned to mind our own business. Perhaps government's need mothers? My mother would tell me to "mind your own beeswax"

[Ransom]

Our nation didn't even exist 500 years ago

But well beyond the 50-60 years known to many on this forum......dontttread. Present company very much included.

[Ransom]

I can't really see where any of the interventionist have made a solid argument that thingswould be worse if we had learned to mind our own business. Perhaps government's need mothers? My mother would tell me to "mind your own beeswax"

That's because she was policing and and doing her job as mother. Had she mirrored your INN policies, she'd not intervene when little donttread started to misbehave...threaten the neighbors or refuse to get potty trained.....hadn't made sure donttread was doing his homework....then lil donttread would have grown up a rather bad boy. I....for one....give her kudos for an excellent job with you.....furthermore....I don't expect her to have been able to keep you from sleeping through history class, I blame that on your uninteresting teacher who obviously wasn't reaching his students. Your mother gets kudos....not an INN.

[Chris]

I can't really see where any of the interventionist have made a solid argument that thingswould be worse if we had learned to mind our own business. Perhaps government's need mothers? My mother would tell me to "mind your own beeswax"

That's because she was policing and and doing her job as mother. Had she mirrored your INN policies, she'd not intervene when little donttread started to misbehave...threaten the neighbors or refuse to get potty trained.....hadn't made sure donttread was doing his homework....then lil donttread would have grown up a rather bad boy. I....for one....give her kudos for an excellent job with you.....furthermore....I don't expect her to have been able to keep you from sleeping through history class, I blame that on your uninteresting teacher who obviously wasn't reaching his students. Your mother gets kudos....not an INN.

I can't really see where any of the interventionist have made a solid argument that thingswould be worse if we had learned to mind our own business either.

Some mistake mockery for logic. Anyone can make a mockery of anything. Rational arguments are harder to come by.

[Ransom]

I can't really see where any of the interventionist have made a solid argument that thingswould be worse if we had learned to mind our own business either.

But just because you don't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Ignorance cannot be the winning argument here, Chris....sorry.

Some mistake mockery for logic. Anyone can make a mockery of anything. Rational arguments are harder to come by.

The mockery I often make is the hair-splitting techniques of you Isolationists. As soon as you're pegged and slotted properly, many of you will whine that you're not an isolationist....you're a non-interventionist or Mainecoons favorite...a non-injectionist. It's the same duck to me, Chris. It waddles like a f'n duck. It quacks like a f'n duck and that is why I call it what it f'n is....a f'n duck. Have a great, albeit error-filled day.