177: The Interventionism of the Right
23. Nov, 2007 
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I recently received a promotional email from the so-called “right-wing” RedState.com. In it was a plea to support the troops – by promoting a “national expression of thanks to our military men and women during the Thanksgiving Day holiday.”
More striking than this, though, was one small sentence near the end of the email – which highlighted, with a sense of pride, that American troops are based…everywhere.
we now have troops serving in 177 countries
America Supports You expects this effort to be a unifying moment for the nation, at a time in which families traditionally come together and express gratitude for things large and small that contribute to their lives.
Gratitude for empire? Personally, I’d prefer to thank people for protecting and defending the Constitution – and refusing to take part in actions that people like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson would find repugnant to the ideals of a free society.
A foreign policy of non-interventionism was what the founders envisioned for this country – not endless wars, building democracies, and people “serving in 177 countries”
177 countries!
Without belaboring the point, I feel it’s essential to remember the following words of wisdom:
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
-Thomas Jefferson
Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly, I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
Left of Right – there’s only one presidential candidate that’s calling for a foreign policy of freedom – a foreign policy based on the advice of the Founding Fathers…
That candidate is Ron Paul.
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Dear Sir,
A lot of our troops know they have been sent into harm’s way due to stupidity. They do as they are told because they have a contractual obligation to the current regime in control of the government of the united States. Many if not all would vote to live in the united States while on active duty. The soldier when asked will prefer peace to war, defense to aggression and liberty to oppression. Do not, Sir, bash the people that volunteer to lay down their lives to defend you, rather, rather you should bash those that waste them uselessly for their own monetary and political gain.
Patrick Henry
Live Free or Die
As for me Sir, I say give me Liberty or Give me Death!
Recall that Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty of give me Death” was against the oppressive superpower of the time: he gave this speech as a victim and opponent of foreign intervention by Great Britian.
The governors and State Legislatures must assert their control over their National Guard units when the Federal government commandeers them for uses not consistent with Article I, Section 8.
Powers of Congress
Article I, Section 8, clause 15 “The Congress shall have power: To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;”
Once Congress calls forth the militia in accordance with the above article, the President assumes the role of CIC, as stated below.
Powers of the President
Article II, Section 2, clause “The President shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states when called into the actual service of the United States;”