Primer on Foreign Policy

Former congressman Thad McCotter has a brief piece at The Daily Caller in which he offers ten simple truths for those just beginning to learn about foreign policy issues.

Most of the ten are a little silly, but his top three contain more than a grain of truth, and we'd do well to heed them:

• The United Nations is the august international institution where America pays through the nose to get kicked in the teeth.
• The only time to trust a dictator is when he’s promising to kill you.
• No one can follow you when you’re leading from behind.