Role of Religion in US Foreign Policy

I agree with what the man in this clip says for many reasons. I think it is very, very important for politicians to be well informed in world religions in this day and age becuase globalization has brought everyone- politically as well- together in much closer proximity, and to be dealing with other nations that have various religions without being informed in them does not make for successful foreign policy. In order to have successful foreign policy, religion is a factor becuase religion is a huge part of peoples' lives and people are who make up government. Whether or not it guides or dominates peoples' lives it is definetely important when dealing with other nations to have an understanding of their religions becuase then an understanding of where the government is coming from- the primary example of this is, obviously, when dealing with Middle Eastern foreign policy, becuase their government is their religion. Understanding peoples' religions, whether it being for social or political reasons, can only be beneficial in my opinion.