{"id":46844,"date":"2019-12-07T18:03:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T18:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/07\/defense-advocates-fear-isolationist-views-endanger-militarys-future\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:16:34","slug":"defense-advocates-fear-isolationist-views-endanger-militarys-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/12\/07\/defense-advocates-fear-isolationist-views-endanger-militarys-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense advocates fear isolationist views endanger military\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SIMI VALLEY, Calif \u2014 On the 78th anniversary of the attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/12\/07\/pearl-harbor-survivor-recalls-historic-hours-that-pulled-america-into-world-war-ii\/\" target=_blank>on Pearl Harbor<\/a>, defense advocates voiced concerns that too many Americans are supporting isolationist military policies at a time when the U.S. military needs to take a larger role in international security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to be there,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/caucus.militarytimes.com\/speaker\/tammy-duckworth\/\" target=_blank>Sen. Tammy Duckworth<\/a>, D-Ill., said at the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/reagan-defense-forum\/\" target=_blank>Reagan National Defense Forum<\/a> on Saturday. \u201cWe have to be there to support freedom of navigation. We have to be there to support rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t want to go back to where we were on Pearl Harbor day, with an isolationist policy and being dragged into foreign conflicts. We have to oppose those tendencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/11\/26\/most-americans-think-us-military-should-defend-freedom-abroad-survey-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rock2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Most Americans think US military should \u2018defend freedom abroad,\u2019 survey says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A new survey from the Ronald Reagan Institute found that most Americans support foreign U.S. military intervention.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments came in response to conflicting opinions on America\u2019s role as a military power and as an international leader in a survey conducted by forum organizers released last month. In the poll:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>86 percent of those surveyed voiced support for the military.<\/li><li>Nearly two-thirds said the country should maintain its military footprint around the world to deter possible attacks on the homeland.<\/li><li>Half said the United States needs to \u201ctake the lead\u201d more in international events.<\/li><li>Nearly two-thirds of Americans see China as more of an economic threat than a military threat.<\/li><li>The number of survey participants who see Russia as an ally increased significantly from a year earlier, to almost 30 percent.<\/li><li>Fewer individuals saw the need for a military focus in East and South Asia \u2014 including China and Afghanistan \u2014 than a year ago.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who leads the House Republican Conference, said she is concerned that \u201cgroups in both parties are coming together in a dangerous way around isolationist principles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot continue to play the role that we have since the end of World War II if the public doesn\u2019t support it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to make sure that we\u2019re reminding people about [the] extent that our freedom, economy, security depends upon us playing a [military] role in the world in a very engaged way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panel members sparred on the reasons for the isolationist bent. Duckworth, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, blamed the commander in chief for advancing policies and rhetoric that downplays America\u2019s international role and the importance of allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/11\/16\/the-pentagon-completed-its-second-audit-what-did-it-find\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/warehouse1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Pentagon completed its second audit. What did it find?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon has completed its second ever audit, but plenty of work remains.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheney and Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush, said the policies of Democrats have created the same conflicts and problems. 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