Methinks that a good majority of your Paulistinian friends <cough>1972 LP founding</cough> frown upon that.

 And, if you, or anyone else believe that TJ didn't fund a bunch the locals when he went over to kick Western Civilization hating muhammadan jihadi ass, then one needs to go read up on our history.

Of course, nowdays, I couldn't imagine why merchant shipping operations wouldn't have defensive weaponry on board.

Frankly, I don't like the whole concept of national defense, nor the "Department of Defense," nor Clintonista "peace keeping missions".  Go back to calling the sumb!tch what it is - Department of War.

Franks got railroaded by some dbag TV Generals claiming he failed at rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan. Guess what, that's not our job. Our job is to go in and clean house.

Foreign aid?  Well, if you are referring to the Progressives (yes, George W too) bastardization of the concept, then ya, it needs to be go to the operating table for surgery to remove the benign.

For one to say "Should be cut to ALL countries," well, that's just pure isolationist Bee esS.