Category Archives: militaria

Confessions Of An Isolationist Wannabe: John Hawkins writes on Right Wing News: Rarely a day passes on the internet without another article being written that claims America is a “hegemon”, that we’re like “like Rome,” or that we want to … Continue reading →

Craig Biggerstaff (quoted by Possum — and how come the permalink syntax is correct on the latter and wrong on the former?) writes: I have considerable respect for the argument that past US interventions have created ill will abroad. But … Continue reading →

Pejman writes: We want to pursue this particular dream that we have, and we would like it if the world left us alone to pursue it. We don’t particularly lust for an empire, or for hegemony – we take up … Continue reading →

Joe Sobran: If Bush’s aim were to save American lives, rather than to preserve American empire, he might take these steps: call off the war, close U.S. military bases abroad, bring American military personnel home, and ask for an end … Continue reading →

Alex Knapp puts the case for permanent war: There is an old Anglo-American common law principle that imposes a duty on people to defend third parties so long as such defense doesn’t put their life at risk. The same principle … Continue reading →

Andy Kashdan‘s last bon mot? In our next foreign adventure, it will be said that perhaps, theoretically, those kooky non-interventionists had a point, but now it’s too late, again. I have just one question: When will it be a convenient … Continue reading →