Revised Idiocy of the Day (Farley Edition)
By I would worry about an American foreign policy driven only by fear of how our actions might inspire anger, radicalism and violence in others. As in the past, that should be only one calculation in our judgment of what does and does not make us, and the world, safer.
How hard is it, really, to grasp the fact that these two concerns are inextricably linked? If American foreign policy inspires anger, radicalism, and violence in others then it obviously makes us and the world less safe. This effect may in balance be less significant than whatever other objectives our foreign policy has, but it’s incontestable that inspiring anger and violence ought to be part of the “safety” calculation.
Via Drum.
…as Jackdaw points out in comments, I have obviously misinterpreted even the selection that I quoted from Kagan’s article. Apologies on this point are owed to Dr. Kagan. This is why we should always read things twice before posting them.