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Very interesting topic. Good idea!

I'm still conservative on economics and am, for the most part, libertarian on social issues, though am pro-life, and anti-death penalty. I'm a pretty good Catholic who should go to mass more but never really seem to get around to it. Nobody's perfect, what can I say.

I've always been skeptical about our foreign policy ever since the first Iraq war in 1991. I was in 8th grade and that's when I became interested in history and politics. It was when I learned how easily a country can be misled. I read that Kuwait was slant drilling under the border, stealing Iraqi oil, and that our ambassador had basically given Saddam the green light to invade.

I've lost total faith with the right thanks to Bush and the neocons. Thanks to the neocons, I gradually began to become more and more libertarian. I now realize that both parties are basically entities of those who manipulate the apparatus of state for the own selfish desires. Both parties are competing versions of statism.

And right now, the Democratic version is less dangerous to the well being of the world. Although Clinton also lied about war and foreign policy, the Democrats are currently more concerned about peace. The Democrats are more aware that the threat of Islamic terrorism isn't so much a war as it is a global problem that needs to be managed through police work and special forces, intelligence, diplomacy, and economic growth. The Democrats aren't perfect but they don't want to blow up the world. So here I am.