Wars over oil; wars over the religious conflicts of foreigners in which no genuine U.S. national interest at stake; and wars to impose secular democracy on people who will resist it to the death. This situation is surely the antithesis of what the Founders intended when they designed a constitutional system meant to limit the chance of an arbitrary government that inevitably leads to tyranny. The Founders knew – and Americans must relearn – that there is no better definition of tyranny than one that finds an entire nation led into war by the negligence, personal beliefs, or even whims of a single individual – be he or she a king, a dictator, or a popularly elected president.
We are capable of sustaining and defending ourselves within the confines of our borders. Meddlesome intervention not involving self-defense is costly and against the principles upon which this country was founded.
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