While President Obama readily justifies interference in Syria on grounds that there is a moral obligation to help innocent people, a realist would argue that instead of focusing on the humanitarian side of the crisis, he instead needs to be focused on two main goals: maintaining the United States' global power and defending the nation from terrorism. ... We're no longer in a cold war. ... I believe America must remain engaged for our own security, but I also believe the world is better for it. ... The danger for the world is, that the United States after a decade of war, rightly conc...

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