We probably will not see any large demonstrations in favor of restoring cuts in State Department funding to the budget President Trump has sent to Congress. Who cares about a bunch of diplomats putting in their time on foreign affairs when we've got the USA to take care of?
There might be a few little shows of complaint about cutting back on "foreign aid." But again, who wants to give anything to anybody but us, even the teeny, tiny little bit we presently give? Let them take care of themselves.
There no doubt will be (and is already) quite a hue and cry regarding the massive increase in "defense" (i.e., "war") spending, but we really, really need that...or do we? Does that 10%/$54,000,000,000 increase have any verifiable rationale behind it, or is it just a number that sounded good to the folks in the White House? It will certainly play in Peoria, and wherever tanks and boats are made.
So, we cut back on our ability to know and analyze what's happening around the world, to craft strong AND thoughtful responses to challenges when necessary, to make friends by showing ordinary people in faraway lands that we are generous nation, to do the hard work of making peace...and then, when we end up with no apparent option but military force, we blame everyone else for forcing us into wars that sacrifice American blood and waste American treasure.
All this, like so much else these days, makes no sense whatsoever, and is a disgrace for our nation.
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