tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719806121127589545.post3063209038227686422..comments2023-10-09T05:02:03.356-04:00Comments on Demagogues and Dictators: A Millennial Take on Foreign PolicyDave Reidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13930065654533089762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719806121127589545.post-13687054250710989532010-09-21T00:44:10.000-04:002010-09-21T00:44:10.000-04:00Drezner lists a bunch of events and then shouts: I...Drezner lists a bunch of events and then shouts: ISOLATIONISM. I'm not really sure why (perhaps because my reaction to these events was significantly different). In my time living overseas, I have found it increasingly interesting to look at events occurring in the States from such a distance - physical and mental. I've noticed a panic....a shift in our understanding of being #1. <br />It was interesting...I flew back from northeastern Pakistan (to Islamabad) in the back of a U.S. Air Force cargo plane on Sunday with about 100 IDPs. The US military was dropping off loads of aid for the flood-affected victims and then gave free lifts to a bunch of people to Islamabad. A Pakistani general who gave me a ride to the "runway" said, "Thank you so much for your plane." I was like, "haha, it's not MY plane." And he was like, "Yes it is." In the back of the noisy, uncomfortable plane, a Pakistani friend turned to me and said, "Why is the US blamed for everything? Look at how you're helping all these people here. You do this and no one knows about it. You do all the work and take none of the credit."<br />Interesting...<br />My question to you all, particularly you D&D bloggers in international security is...Is the role of the United States changing so much that we will no longer be able to afford to help without getting credit for it? Are we so concerned about maintaining (or regaining) the status as the best and most powerful country in the world? Would it be ok if we were like #3 or #5? What will need to be sacrificed given our current battle in Afgh and our current financial crisis in order to secure an international ranking?<br />P.S. I'm psyched you guys are back in school. I look forward to reading you guys regularly again! :)Catie Corbinnoreply@blogger.com