tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569487672209885176.post2642407525249586964..comments2023-04-17T05:14:56.211-07:00Comments on Fortuna's Favor: The JoooosCCWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587219217175769848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569487672209885176.post-6715346836143342452008-11-17T22:50:00.000-08:002008-11-17T22:50:00.000-08:00Yes, the argument is that it is moral to back Isra...Yes, the argument is that it is moral to back Israel regardless. But it seems that whenever our other moral imperatives are in conflict with Israeli policy, Israel wins out. this is how we turn into the world's inept policeman.<BR/><BR/>In your second paragraph, I think you mean Kissingerian realpolitik, not pure libertarian. The pure libertarian would say that any alliance of that type is wrong, interest or no.<BR/><BR/>The problems of Wilsonian moralism are so huge and insurrmountable I don't want to rehash them overly in the comments; you know what the arguments are -- read the GOP platform for any year up to 2004 for the cliff's notes.CCWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587219217175769848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569487672209885176.post-31368143992563065522008-11-11T12:20:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:20:00.000-08:00I suggest that it is a moral argument. The USA has...I suggest that it is a moral argument. The USA has allied itself with another democracy that has similar values to us and therefore, as a generous nation, we will support Israel. You can argue on both sides if supporting Israel is in our national interests, but I believe that supporting Israel is a morally just position.<BR/><BR/>The pure libertarian will doubtlessly say, if there is no national interest, then cut the support and let Israel go at it alone (and no doubt assert Israel’s ability for self-defense). One of the things that makes Americans and American foreign policy different from other nations, is our sense of what is right and wrong. We see ourselves on the side of right and not exclusively just in our self-interests. This is what drives our support of Israel.il Tucchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273107058052172246noreply@blogger.com