DISCUSSION/Iraq and energy

[Douglas <dougwils@moscow.com>]

Dear visionaries,

I believe a fundamental flaw in analyzing America's foreign policy in the
Middle East (or anywhere else) is that we persist in speaking as though
the "two sides" represented are limited to the Mutt and Jeff of
our two party system. The real issue of substantive debate in foreign
policy is between the imperialists and the non-imperialists. We have left
America's republic phase and are now entering imperium. The left
and right wing debate whether this thing should be painted nationalist
red, white and blue or just a globalist powder blue. But that is an
intramural discussion between those who want the empire to look this way
as opposed to that way.

As the pseudo-debate rages, always remember that while America is a good
place to live, filled with blessings from God, there are a number of us
who believe that at bottom we are just another nation. We do not believe
that America is the gospel.

Cordially,

Douglas