Infinite MonkeysThe Elder sides with the Monkey Majority, offering this criticism of my posts:
Robb-
I have to concur with David on the your absurd suggestions. Sometimes it's appealing to fantasize that we could pull back from the world, curl up in the fetal position, and hide in a protective cocoon, safe and secure from the dangers out there. Unfortunately, we are not children anymore and must face reality. It's a global economy with global markets and an increasingly interconnected global trade. Your suggestions would seriously restrict free and open trade, resulting in a downturn of the US economy as well as the rest of the world's to say nothing of the economic consequences of the world-wide destabilization that would result. What do you think the price of oil would be if your little scenario played out? It is an illusion to believe that if we only drilled in Anwar or got more oil from the Canadian oil sands our energy problems would be solved.
And what is your idea of a "defensive war" fought by the United States?
World War II? Most certainly not.
World War I? Hardly.
What about the North's efforts to preserve the Union in the Civil War? If Lincoln had elected to dig in and merely defend the North, the cession of the South would have been successful and the course of history very different.
With the exception of the War of 1812, in the history of the United States there are no conflicts that I would classify as a "defensive war".
Regards,
Chad
P.S. I believe that Gingrich was talking about restricting civil liberties in the event of a future attack. Can you please cite specific civil liberties that you and your grandchildren are being denied today?
Posted by RobbL at August 20, 2004 03:18 PM | TrackBack