Isolationism to an extent is good. Handouts to other nations is one of the reasons our nation is $22 trillion in debt.
The EU open borders policy and economic model is an example of the harm that comes with getting too cozy with other nations.
Brexit is analogous to some of the ills that are kicking our nations yass.
Exactly.
Pretty damned obvious, looking at how long we've been there and what its cost us in blood and debt, that our current strategic vision for the Middle East is not remotely shared by the many factions that make up the ME, nor will it ever be.
There is no way in hell that we will ever reach a point, despite the blood of our young and a debt ridden economy, where these factions will ever exist without conflict. History continues to repeat itself, ad infinitum.
So what the **** are we doing there? It's not a case of "if we don't fight them there, we'll have to fight them here", because it has become obvious that we will have to fight both there AND here.
Particularly if we continue with the current strategic vision of the likes of Mattis and the Washington elite ... who damned sure have not proven to be on the right track.
Pretty damned sure that Trump has figured that out and is looking to rectify what obviously has not worked, at a cost that we can not sustain, and which does not bode well for the future of our country in both lives lost and economic danger.
Seeing what's going down with Syria, I'm of the opinion that this President has awoken to the above and decided the best interest of our country, as the centerpiece of his future Syria/ME plans, does not include the current strategic vision that is not standing the test of time ... and thank God for that.
YMMV ...