Use diplomacy before military force

Beyer supports maintaining a strong military but says diplomatic engagement should be the first option and force a true last resort. He argues that the United States has deployed troops abroad too quickly, sometimes without strategic planning and clear goals.

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In their own words

diplomatic engagement as the first, second, and third option, with force as a true last resort

The source

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: Foreign Policy

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