Missing the Point of Grenada

Over the course of this year, the centenary of William F. Buckley’s birth, we will republish an article by him weekly. This week’s article, looking at the Reagan administration’s Grenada operation, castigates the left’s unwillingness to intervene in foreign events before America’s enemies have reinforced their gains to such an extent that it becomes too costly to act.

There is an upwardly mobile cliché going the rounds, to wit that we should not resort to force except as the last resort.