Americans don't like to stand by while innocent people are killed and watch a human disaster unfold. It goes against our very fiber. We feel compelled to do something. Kathleen Troia McFarland americancompeldisaster Change image and share on social
It's the libertarians who want to reclaim decision-making for themselves. It's the small government folks who see government as a great Leviathan gobbling up more and more of their treasure and freedoms. Kathleen Troia McFarland decisionfolkfreedom share on social
In foreign policy, the only thing worse than not doing something is doing something that fails or makes the situation worse. Kathleen Troia McFarland badlyfailforeign Change image and share on social
Despite spending trillions of dollars and spilling the blood of thousands of Americans, we remain in servitude to Arab oil. Kathleen Troia McFarland americanarabblood Change image and share on social
The majority of people think their children's lives will not be as good as theirs. Nearly half of all Americans are no longer proud of their country. Politicians have become a despised breed. Kathleen Troia McFarland americanbreedchild Change image and share on social
Al Qaeda attacked the U.S.S. Cole and bombed several U.S. embassies in East Africa in the late 1990s. We knew who did it, but we didn't go after them. Instead, we beefed up security at our embassies and changed the Navy's rules of engagement. It only served to embolden Al Qaeda. Kathleen Troia McFarland 1990safricaattack share on social
As long as the United States - and the world - gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the endless crises that seem endemic to the region. American energy independence would not only liberate us, it would also drive down the worldwide price of oil. Kathleen Troia McFarland americancrisisdraw share on social
Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening. Kathleen Troia McFarland badlyemptyeventually Change image and share on social
When the commander-in-chief sends Americans to fight and die, it should be only to protect our vital national interests, not for his own personal, political gain. Kathleen Troia McFarland americanchiefcommander Change image and share on social
We realize too late that President Bush shouldn't have taken us into Iraq, and President Obama shouldn't have taken us out. Kathleen Troia McFarland bushiraqlate Change image and share on social