Darrell Castle on War & Peace

Avoid foreign entanglements

CASTLE: Agree.ÿÿ"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none," [said] Thomas Jefferson.ÿ Support Israel if needed.

I don't see why it's any of our business who runs Syria

A: I don't like war in general, having experienced it firsthand when I served in the military. There's nothing glorious about war. It's hard to fight a war on terrorism if your borders are wide open. We need to secure our borders before we talk about going after the terrorists overseas. I don't see why it's any of our business who runs Syria. If there were no war in Syria, there'd be no Muslim refugees from Syria. Of course, as president I'd have to talk to all 16 directors of the various intelligence agencies to fully understand the threats, and make policy decisions accordingly. But in general, I favor the policy of nonintervention in foreign affairs, just as the Founders did.