L&G-

I want you to understand the logic of imperialism (http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/000/318qpvmc.asp?pg=1) so that it will become apparent what most of the political spectrum is fainthearted about regarding certain tendencies of the far right. I don't agree that America should be expansionist and I stated this very plainly in my letter "State of the Union", (Feb '06). What I will say is that the aim of modern [Euro/American] imperialism is to change the world, no doubt, in a Pareto Efficient way and I believe that mission to be an honorable one. However, I find the perspective of imperialists, on the whole, to be rather quixotic. The earth is filled with craven and shadowy figures. We cannot transform every life as God has ordained in principle, what should be given the case of man's insatiable appetite for destruction. We have neither the time nor the resources. There simply is not enough heroes (and heroines) to do the job properly; fear predominates and the populace is held taught by intimidation. However, what I can say is that the job of Christian imperialism - i.e., the noble pursuit to change the world for Christ starts and ends at home.

The army and the marines and the air force and the navy - the gunships and the paratroopers and the seals and the special forces and the allied operatives have been fighting a proxy battle against evil, but now the time is drawing near to a close and the battle is coming home. After the blitzkrieg of 9/11, Muslims are attempting to force their way into our nation and our way of life in order to usurp the freedom and prosperity and the peace we have come to know and love. Their next move is to ascertain easier immigration policies and cultural autonomy via 'civil rights protected class status'. If you are convinced the war in Iraq was an insidious evil of Republican leadership, then you will soon find out and acknowledge that there are two main differences between the right and left in responding to [foreign aggression]. The right, when attacked, will fight back and put up barriers. The left, when attacked, will appease and make compromise.

What does God command his covenant people regarding foreign policy? Simple: do not compromise - i.e., hustle/prostitute in the foreign relations game to secure a [false] peace. It is insidious and these [heathen/pagan] nations will take advantage of negotiations' loopholes to corrupt and destroy a noble society. Now here we are at the threshold of peace/prosperity and famine/disaster... Our choices from this point onward will have dramatic consequences. To capture, I think, the moment with a quote: "Fearing the unknown is worse than knowing the truth, no matter how bad," (WSJ, October 1929).