Issue Position: Foreign Policy

Issue Position

Non-Interventionist Approach

I am a strong advocate of sending our American military to protect our interests before those of other countries, and even then, we have recently overextended ourselves by attempting to intervene in several conflicts abroad. America should only fight wars of self-defense and defend our allies when it is important to protecting American interests; otherwise, we should not be putting the men and women of our military at risk. When we do enter into a war, we should employ overwhelming force to achieve victory as quickly as possible. We do not want to enter into decade-long wars that keep our troops away from their families and in harm's way. I do not believe in nation-building practices, where America polices the rest of the world and instils democracies through means of force. After all, the role of the American government is to protect our lives and our interests, rather than build a government for someone else. If we do not want to engage in wars abroad, we must develop modern defenses for modern weapons. As our enemies continue to gain access to nuclear weapons, it is absolutely vital to our nation's security that we deploy a national missile defense system that can fight off nuclear missiles and electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). This was Ronald Reagan's vision, and it is the only practical way to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. By having a working deterrence against nuclear missiles, we can reduce the risk of a nuclear attack, as well as the risk of going to war as a response to said attack

Terrorism

American foreign policy is marked by years of failed adventurism and wasteful expenditures. Almost 17 years after the tragic attacks on our homeland on the eleventh of September 2001, can we really say we are any safer? Dangerous attempts to export democracy and "stabilize" terrorist nations have only led to anti-American sentiments in those areas unfortunate enough to find themselves in the crosshairs of our drones. These sentiments often result in the heinous acts of terrorism against American civilians and soldiers. As your Congressman, I will use my power to ensure that we risk America's brave soldiers only when absolutely necessary. War is an expensive affair that often hurts our safety and our finest young men and women. Instead, let's put America first.

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