Virginia Right!

I’ve been pondering this posting for some time.  How long could the USA have gone without a war?  If we had followed the Constitution, renounced imperialism, minded our own business, what wars would we have been in?  How might history have changed? Try this mental exercise: I think the War of 1812 was probably necessary [...]

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There was a disturbing article in Bloomberg about the potential war with Syria.  The President was quoted that if chemical or biological weapons are used or shifted, the US might have to intervene: “We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for [...]

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Every time I hear Barack Obama point to the George W. Bush years and claim “We tried it your way and it didn’t work” I have to shake my head. The economy didn’t crash because Bush was a staunch defender of a limited, Constitutional government. It crashed because Bush embraced the idea of “Compassionate Conservatism” or [...]

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This article about Serbia got my blood boiling so I decided to finally say it:  President Obama, make an apology that I will heartily support!  To Serbia for our attack on their nation for no reason!  The USA never did something like that before (unless you count the Civil War and that is problematic due [...]

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Robert Kagan writes a thoughtful article in the Weekly Standard on foreign intervention and defense cuts.  He makes several key points. First, the list of American wars and interventions since 1898 is impressive: Depending on how one chooses to count, the United States has undertaken roughly 25 overseas interventions since 1898: Cuba, 1898 The Philippines, [...]

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