Noninterventionism was the policy of many of the founding fathers of the United States and it is a policy that should be readopted.  Doing so will increase trade with all nations, decrease the tax burden on all citizens, and increase national security.

In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson gave future generations strict counsel: “Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none… These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation… They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civil instruction, the touchstone by which we try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.” This speech, in its entirety, is one that every American should read; his advice was sound, especially regarding foreign policy. Many of the problems that America faces around the world today are a direct result of what Jefferson warned against: entangling alliances.

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