US must guard against military intervention deja vu after Obama

THE United States is forecast to adopt a much more muscular foreign policy under a new president who will take office after the 2016 presidential election than current President Barack Obama's global diplomacy.

More muscle in diplomacy does not mean better diplomacy, nor would it necessarily serve US interests, and may alienate nations rather than endear the US to them. Interventions also damage the US economy and prevent recovery as they divert resources to war, and plunge the nation into debt.

Americans have embraced an entire for…