Surely We Have Learned Some Lessons Since 2001?
Fred Hiatt is disturbed by President Obama's apparent desire to
disengage in Afghanistan and, more generally, to intervene less often in
foreign countries. This inclination toward disengagement has taken hold
of American public opinion before, he says:
Traditionally two philosophies have fueled it. One sees the United States as a moral exemplar but believes we aren’t obliged to solve the world’s problems.
The other is skeptical about America’s moral standing to impose its will, believing that more often than not it has used its power to exploit other people on behalf of U.S. corporations or other selfish interests.
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