Posted on October 15, 2008 by Jeff Thayne
I was not always in favor of a non-interventionist foreign policy. At one point, I strongly supported the invasion of Iraq. Saddam Hussein was an evil man, and I believed that it was the moral imperative of the United States government to destroy the tyrannical regime that he led. And of course he had WMDs… [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Constitution, Ezra Taft Benson, foreign military intervention, Founding Fathers, George Washington, interventionism, Iraq, isolationism, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Latter-day Saints, Mormons, Republican Part, Ron Paul, Saddam Hussein, self-defense, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. foreign policy | 28 Comments »
Posted on September 29, 2008 by Dennis
This is the eighteenth of a weekly series of public forums on TMB. Watch for a new round every Monday.
This topic is arguably more important than any other, as far as the next President is concerned. Especially considering the recent economic crisis on Wall Street. (Feel free to comment on what each candidate had to [...]
Filed under: Obama vs. McCain | Tagged: crisis intervention, diplomacy, energy, Hurricake Ike, Iraq, McCain, Obama, oil, Politics, Russia-Georgia conflict, terrorism, Wall Street crisis | 15 Comments »
Posted on August 25, 2008 by Dennis
This is the thirteenth of a weekly series of public forums on TMB. Watch for a new round every Monday.
Terrorism. Diplomacy.
McCain. Obama.
Discuss.
(Keep in mind that there is a separate forum for Iraq.)
Next week: Education
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Filed under: Obama vs. McCain | Tagged: Afghanistan, al Qaida, diplomacy, foreign policy, Iraq, McCain, Obama, Obama-Biden, Politics, terrorism, war | 16 Comments »
Posted on February 13, 2008 by Dennis
I am loving the dialogue about the compatibility of Obama and Mormon voters.
Many important points have been brought up in the comments to my recent post, Why Mormons Should Consider Backing Obama. In addition, Jettboy from Straight and Narrow Blog has written a thoughtful post: The Mormon Obama Mania Will End.
This dialogue warrants another post [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: abortion, Faith and politics, Health-care, Iraq, Obama, Utah | 46 Comments »
