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Post by confuzzled dude Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:26 pm

While Trump’s impulse to save “beautiful babies” might be a welcome change of tone for him and his administration, Americans and their representatives should not allow themselves to continue to be infantilized.

The desire to protect the innocent springs from humane sentiments. But in empowering one man to act as a vengeful father, Americans abjure their democratic duties. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Kennedy’s court historian, explained how the “imperial presidency” had severed the checks and balances that traditionally subjected the executive’s war-making powers to democratic scrutiny. The paternal presidency has made American citizens, including those who cherish liberal values such as international norms and human rights, similarly docile.

As President Trump opts for spectacular shows of force in Syria, Afghanistan, and Korea, Americans would do well to tell their representatives that military actions, including standoff air or missile strikes, apart from threats to “the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces,” warrant vigorous public debate.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/04/america-trump-kennedy-syria-atomic-war/523092/

But for many Americans, the lives of other citizens of the globe aren't as valuable of their own.

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Post by silvermani Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:36 pm

Saving "beautiful babies" is just an excuse. Regime changes and the resultant power vacuum are perfectly suitable for looting a country's resources - tonnes of gold looted in Libya after Gadaffi's fall, for example, or oil in Iraq, etc. Private defense contractors can mint money operating in such places. Weapons companies can sell weapons to various warring sides. CIA can work with the local warlords to profit off of contraband sales. $$$ everywhere for the bandits! What's not to like?
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