This sort of talk makes two kinds of people uneasy: liberal internationalists and conservative free traders.
Some liberal internationalists, having seen the use of force come to a decent end in Kosovo and (finally) in Bosnia, supported this war.
Despite the predominance of liberal internationalists in the development of the ILP's programme, those who followed through its full logic could not escape profoundly nationalist conclusions.
Biden was generally a liberal internationalist in foreign policy.
He might also have noted that it was liberal internationalists who, in many ways, set the stage for Bush's emphasis, at least rhetorically, on promoting democratic ideals, whenever and wherever possible.
Secondly, the "liberal internationalists" reluctantly supported armed force to create a collective security system.
In addition, liberal internationalists are dedicated towards encouraging democracy to emerge globally.
Examples of liberal internationalists include British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
"We are liberal internationalists," Mr. Frank said.