Reagan was probably the most “anti war” (not the correct term I know) president of any of our lifetimes yet he got more done in fighting our enemies than most.
He just didn’t see a point in swinging a stick around if he didn’t intend to use it but he also kept a carrot available too.
In short: Peace through Strength.
The current worthless POC thinks if we apologize enough and try to get our enemies to LIKE us that bad things won't happen around the world. Liberal world-views always fail because of weakness.