Rollback Doctrine

[HillGoose]

I have a question for anyone who would subscribe more to containment than rollback.

I see your point that these regimes would eventually collapse on their own, however:

1. How is it moral to allow the people living under these regimes to continue to suffer?

2. How is it a good policy to allow these states to counter the interests of the USA while they still survive?

I am just curious, because although rollback seems like "short term pain, long term gain" containment seems like "short term pain, long term slightly less pain, very long term gain but damaged further than was necessary"

[Dr. MB]

-The quality of life in Libya, for example, was much, much higher than it is now, even though it was under a dictatorship
-It's not our problem what other countries do. Are they actively planning to invade the country? Then invade them. But if they aren't, then just leave them alone. Spend the money for our massive military budget on problems here at home.

At this point, North Korea is the only country that I believe poses a real military threat to the United States, but I don't think they'll take any action.