Most Europeans find this a welcome change from the adventurism of George W. Bush. Few sensible people on either side of the Atlantic are clamouring for military intervention -- the British Government's fumbles and lunges have seemed cringe-making. But, even if this is no time for Western...
The Founders sought to protect our interests but avoid adventurism. The Barbary War, fought so soon after independence, was an effort of last resort to protect our vital commercial interests. The Monroe Doctrine – relevant even today – was a message of deterrence, not a license to ...