Should the U.S. Still Police The World?
Video from our debate earlier this month.
Video from our debate earlier this month in New York City hosted by The Free Press. Bret Stephens and Jamie Kirchick were pro-military interventions to police the world. I joined Matt Taibbi in arguing against the proposition.
Here is the text of my opening and closing remarks.
Lee,
Thanks for your composure and excellent performance in this debate. The pro side mentioning the Khmer Rouge as an example of what happens when America "steps back" was an incredible and (I think) representative error of that team - it's like they forget all the American intervention that happened before the new opportunity to intervene.
Gawd, the supremacy, hubris, and righteousness is thick. Who the hell do they think the US is? By what right do we have to rule others? With what evidence is China attacking Taiwan? What military bases? They’re waiting and watching us collapse so the polite respectful people can work together.