This is a long clip, but it’s a great discussion clip. The clip starts out with Beck vehemently responding to Hanks’ remarks that WWII was about racism and terror. But then it evolves into something even juicier. Around the 3:30 mark, Beck begins to talk about his ideal for our foreign policy, which reminded me alot of Ron Paul, and then it becomes an argument between Beck & Pat vs Stu on what we should or should not be doing with our military around the world.
I would weigh in with my thoughts, but to be honest I am torn between the arguments that Beck & Stu are making. I will say that I’ve never been a proponent of nation building, as George Bush advocated back in the 2000 Presidential debates. Off the cuff the idea of responding with force to someone who attacks us and then letting them put the pieces back together has some merit but I can also see the good that’s been done in Iraq from staying with them through this process and helping them develop a government that will make them more stable.
Also, if you don’t listen to the end there’s a good chance you could misunderstand what Beck’s reasons are for his stance, and his time-line of when it should happen.
I look forward to a good discussion here. Enjoy the video: