For those who hoped the new Republican-led and Trump-approved House of Representatives under Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R–Calif.) might promote some of the better aspects of MAGA-ism, such as a foreign policy that recognized the mistakes of the past three decades, and charter a less bellicose and controlling path for the U.S. abroad, the ascension of Rep. Michael McCaul (R–Texas) to chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee should be unpleasant cold water.

While the Trumpian strain in the GOP is supposed to favor a radical rethink of the U.S. mission to find and combat foreign adversaries with every sort of intervention, involvement, and pressure even if short of direct troop deployment, McCaul retains an older sense of an abiding American mission to shape the world to our desires and "interests."

Great News. I say Kick all of the isolationists out of both parties.

In case you didn't know it, the peace we are enjoying now, "Pax Americana" is attributed to none other that the United States of America. That is because of our superior weapons, and our superior military which is second to none,

And it must stay that way if the world as we know it is to survive. That does not mean that the NATO nations (now numbering 30) can't help us or that they should get a free ride. NATO needs to be pruned, as also Pres. Trump proposed.

It will happen soon, wait and see.