Authored by Lee Fang via leefang.com (emphasis ours),

When should America deploy its armaments and forces to conflicts around the globe? And how much of the American military intervention abroad is shaped by genuine humanitarian and U.S. interests versus the tangled web of foreign alliances, special interest groups, and defense contractors?

These questions, which have long divided both major political parties, were on display in Milwaukee last night week at the first Republican presidential debate as foreign policy loomed as a key point of contention.