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70% Disagree with US being World Policemen

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Anonymous

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70% Want Navy to Protect U.S., Not Be 'Global Force for Good'


Tuesday, February 05, 2013

New recruiting commercials present the U.S. Navy as "a global force for good," a description that aggravates some policy analysts.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that it doesn’t do too well in the court of public opinion either. Seventy percent (70%) of Likely U.S. Voters nationwide believe the Navy’s primary mission is to protect and defend the United States. Only 20% prefer having the Navy serve as a global force for good.
 

loomixguy

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Oldtimer said:
70% Want Navy to Protect U.S., Not Be 'Global Force for Good'


Tuesday, February 05, 2013

New recruiting commercials present the U.S. Navy as "a global force for good," a description that aggravates some policy analysts.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that it doesn’t do too well in the court of public opinion either. Seventy percent (70%) of Likely U.S. Voters nationwide believe the Navy’s primary mission is to protect and defend the United States. Only 20% prefer having the Navy serve as a global force for good.

Old KneelsFiveTimesaDayTowardMecca's Prophet & Messiah would rather see the US Navy as a "Global force for Jihad". :shock:
 

Larrry

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The worst you have the leftwingers crying even if it is for our common defense. All common defense measures are not on our soil. The left will interpret any thing on foreign soil as being a global force.
That is unless it is a war or action that the left advocates. They have proven they are hypocrites in determining the need for action
 
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Larrry said:
The worst you have the leftwingers crying even if it is for our common defense. All common defense measures are not on our soil. The left will interpret any thing on foreign soil as being a global force.
That is unless it is a war or action that the left advocates. They have proven they are hypocrites in determining the need for action


Yep- all those leftwingers and liberals like Ron Paul... :???:

Its long been a true conservative stance- and used to be a Republican stand that we stay out of being the Worlds Policemen- and sticking our nose in every world disturbance there is...Now it seems that the only conservatives that follow it are the Libertarians...


Foreign Policy Experts Agree With Ron Paul’s Controversial Foreign Policy


By Jason M. Volack


Nov 6, 2011 7:00pm


Ron Paul is often chided by his Republican opponents for his extreme views on American foreign policy. His calls for ending all foreign wars and shutting hundreds of military bases across the globe have drawn howls from his GOP rivals, who have labeled the moves irresponsible and naïve.

His campaign pledge of cutting all foreign aid and withdrawing U.S. participation in the World Trade Organization and the United Nations has been at odds with even the most conservative members of his own party.

Yet as voting day in Iowa and New Hampshire draws near, Paul, the Congressman from Texas, is finding support for his non-interventionist positions from a growing number of foreign policy experts.

“He’s attacking our rich lazy friends, why is that not more popular,” said Harvey Sapolsky, emeritus professor of public policy and organization at MIT. He backs Paul’s calls for reducing America’s military budget, arguing that much of it is used to defend wealthy nations’ security.

A huge, Cold War-era global presence — with hundreds of overseas military bases — isn’t necessary, now that the Soviet threat is over and the collapse of communism, Sapolsky said.

“It’s not in America’s interest,” said Sapolsky, who added that despite the drumbeat in the media over the fear of terrorism, America is the safest it has ever been in its history.

Christopher Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, is also another foreign policy expert who agrees that the United States is extraordinarily secure due to its geography and nuclear weapons, and doesn’t need a huge global presence.

He also argued that the United States’ military is being used in overseas conflicts with little or no national interest, specifically pointing to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Preble gave Paul credit for being one of the few outspoken critics of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

For sure America’s attitudes toward the war has changed and popular opinion seems to be on his side.

It’s evident at most of his campaign stops, where Paul’s calls for the troops to return home are met with thunderous applause and the occasional standing ovation.

But not all of Paul’s foreign policy positions have gone over well.

Paul has often said that America encourages terror by stationing troops worldwide.

“That’s irresponsible,” former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said. “A future president of the United State should not be parroting what Osama Bin Laden said on 9/11.”
 

Steve

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Is that the same Ron Paul who mocked a hero's death the other day?
one who served four tours in Iraq,. saved countless US soldiers lives,.. and started an outreach group to help other vets


only to have to backtrack today..

or is it the one who sided with Iran?
 
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11% Say U.S. Should Be World’s Policeman

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Very few voters think the United States should take on the responsibility of ensuring peace and democracy in the world, a view that has changed little over the years.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 11% of voters think the United States should be the world’s policeman, virtually unchanged from findings in 2011 and 2009. Seventy-two percent (72%) disagree, but 17% are not sure.
 

Mike

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Good thing our Founding Fathers didn't take a poll before taking on King George.

We might all have bad teeth and eat "Fish & Chips" everyday.
 
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