tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post395742245555853929..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Why I'm Not An IsolationistDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-39228227645415031532014-04-15T23:09:22.823-07:002014-04-15T23:09:22.823-07:00One might argue that isolationism didn't work ...One might argue that isolationism didn't work so well inWW!, either ... but it might have i Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq 2 ...maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-52750507858111878582014-04-15T16:23:01.819-07:002014-04-15T16:23:01.819-07:00It's the ironically-name Pravda. Who cares wha...It's the ironically-name Pravda. Who cares what they publish?<br /><br />As for isolationists, they had their day in the sun in the run-up to WWII. The unrealistic nature of isolationism has never really recovered from their part in impeding America's mobilization so about their only political utility is to belabor any American foreign policy that doesn't stop at the high water mark.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1018806043537218862014-04-15T12:54:15.229-07:002014-04-15T12:54:15.229-07:00This is one of the reasons I sometimes find it har...This is one of the reasons I sometimes find it hard to be a Libertarian. I honestly don't know what we could have done with Ukraine, but I know the result isn't good. I'm a firm believer in picking one's fights wisely, and fighting them well ... and letting everyone know that's what you're going to do. Hopefully, that means fewer fights. Personally, I think we've done a not so great job of picking them, recently, and a worse job of finishing ... which is why we have Ukraine. maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com