I strongly disagree with them, but I respect foreign policy writers such as Curt Mills who favor a far smaller U.S. military footprint around the world.

I do not, however, respect Rand Paul’s foreign policy sentiments. The senator from Kentucky embraces an utterly ridiculous world view. At once both ignorant and devoid of strategic foundation, Paul styles himself the righteous bearer of the banner in a blood-crazed struggle against conservative hawks.