And now, a few words of common sense regarding US foreign affairs.
The more active America’s foreign policy, the more the United States
has to spend on the military: the “defense” budget is the price of
Washington’s foreign policy. American military personnel and contractors
die. Enemies are created, some of whom become terrorists. A national
security state develops.
Thus, Americans committed to limited government and individual
liberty should support a foreign policy based on humility and restraint.
An imperial foreign policy like that today inevitably inflates–indeed,
requires–a Leviathan state.
Some "conservatives" are unable to add 2+2 and get the above equasion to balance. They're not "conservative." They are either Statists or idiots.
More nuance in the column, with which I agree.
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