Richardcyoung.com

The Online Home of Author and Investor, Dick Young

  • Home
  • How We Are Different
  • About Us
    • Foundation Principles
    • Contributors
  • Investing
    • You’ve Read The Last Issue of Intelligence Report, Now What?
  • Your Survival Guy
  • The Great Reset
  • COVID-19
  • My Rifles
  • Dividends and Compounding
  • Your Security
  • The Swiss Way
  • Dick Young
  • Debbie Young
  • Key West
  • Paris
  • Dick’s R&B Top 100
  • Liberty & Freedom Map
  • Bank Credit & Money
  • Your Survival Guy’s Super States
  • NNT & Cholesterol
  • Work to Make Money/Invest to Save Money
  • Your Health
  • Ron Paul
  • US Treasury Yield Curve: My Favorite Investor Tool

America’s Meddling in Foreign Affairs Hasn’t Made it Any Safer

October 12, 2017 By Richard C. Young

America is intervening in foreign affairs because it can, and because the country’s leaders want to, not because it benefits the American people. So writes Daniel Larison at The American Conservative. He continues:

Exorbitant military spending far beyond what is needed to provide for our defense makes it possible to take military action on a regular basis, and the constant inflation of foreign threats makes a large part of the public believe that our government’s frequent use of force overseas has something to do with self-defense. This frenetic meddling in the affairs of other nations hasn’t made and won’t make America any safer, it makes far more enemies than it eliminates, and it imposes significant fiscal and human costs on our country and the countries where our government interferes.

I’ve been vocal in my opposition to America’s military adventurism for a long time now. I ground my research and perspective of America’s foreign policy woes in the work of Cato Institute scholar and vice president for defense and foreign policy studies, Chris Preble. I wrote of Chris’s efforts in January of 2014:

Cato Institute’s Chris Preble, in brilliant and concise detail, shows us what is wrong with today’s backward-looking military and how to look forward with a realignment that reflects the reality of today’s world. Mr. Preble succinctly explains why America should not continue playing the part of the world’s policeman. Chris shows that America is in fact less safe, not more safe, as we continue with a failed strategy of nation building.

I suggest any serious study of America’s foreign policy position begin with a reading of Chris’s book, The Power Problem.

Afghanistan Going Forward: Surge, Negotiate, or Get Out?

If you’re willing to fight for Main Street America, click here to sign up for my free weekly email.

Related Posts

  • Will Even More Defense Spending Make America Safer?
  • Is America Today Safer and Freer?
  • Did America Vote Against Trump's Foreign Policy?
  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Richard C. Young
Richard C. Young is the editor of Young's World Money Forecast, and a contributing editor to both Richardcyoung.com and Youngresearch.com.
Latest posts by Richard C. Young (see all)
  • SEN. KENNEDY: This Is How to Fix Biden’s Border Disaster - February 1, 2023
  • Can Ukraine Be Solved the Way Kennedy Solved the Cuban Missile Crisis? - February 1, 2023
  • What If Russia Does Fall Apart? - February 1, 2023

Dick Young’s Must Reads

  • Boom—Your Life Changes
  • DEATH SPIRAL: Crime Soars in Democrats’ #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE Cities
  • The Armed American Family: Part I
  • “The Losses are Taking a Toll on Their Health”
  • The Common Ground of Democracy is Sinking Beneath Americans’ Feet
  • The Masters of the Universe Align Themselves with CHINA Using YOUR Money?
  • Biden Wants to Gut the Tax Benefit of 401K Plans
  • Robo-Advisors: When You Have a Lot More to Lose than Money
  • A Look at the Future of Main Street America
  • Democracy: The Most Dangerous and Insidious Effect of Majority Rule.

Our Most Popular Posts

  • Will Western Tanks Be a Game Changer in Ukraine?
  • Warren Miller: If You Don’t Do It This Year, You’ll Be…
  • Europe Should Protect Itself
  • “I Will Veto Everything They Send Me”
  • How to Fight Wokism Idiocy
  • US Debt Now Exceeds Annual GDP?
  • The Neocon Russia-Hoaxers of Hamilton 68 Must Be Held Accountable
  • What Kind of Life Are You Investing For?
  • Why Don’t These Mayors Seem to Care?
  • Pfizer CEO Terrified of Real Questions About His Vaccines

Disclosure

RSS Youngresearch.com

  • Reagan’s America Remembered by Your Survival Guy and More
  • What Happens if the “Fed Put” Is Over for Good?
  • Tom Brady Retires, Again. Should You?
  • What Kind of Life Are You Investing For?
  • Warren Miller: If You Don’t Do It This Year, You’ll Be…
  • Are the Realists Winning the Debate over the Future of EVs?
  • CATO: Global Freedom Is in Sharp Decline
  • Biden Administration Destroying Retiree Fiduciary Protections
  • 4 Life Changing Words for Your Survival Guy: “You Should Try This”
  • Suddenly, Holding Cash Looks Good Again to Many

RSS Yoursurvivalguy.com

  • Survive and Thrive February 2023: 4 Life Changing Words: “You Should Try This”
  • Tom Brady Retires, Again. Should You?
  • Reagan’s America Remembered by Your Survival Guy and More
  • America’s Unprecedented Debt Problem
  • Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Give Russia the Edge in Ukraine
  • What Kind of Life Are You Investing For?
  • Why Don’t These Mayors Seem to Care?
  • Tactical Laser Weapon Achieves “First Light”
  • Warren Miller: If You Don’t Do It This Year, You’ll Be…
  • Your Investment Focus Is the Foundation for Success

SEN. KENNEDY: This Is How to Fix Biden’s Border Disaster

Oh Yes! It Can Get Worse

Reagan’s America Remembered by Your Survival Guy and More

Can Ukraine Be Solved the Way Kennedy Solved the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What If Russia Does Fall Apart?

Don’t Expect Much from the GOP House

Copyright © 2023 | Terms & Conditions | About Us | Dick Young | Archives