I guess it’s true that we Americans have no taste for imperialism. Reader
voting on my “Third Way In Iraq” piece is overwhelmingly
for the First Way.
Here’s a representative voice. I like the cut of this guy’s jib:
“Mr. Derbyshire—I’ll take door number 1, Monty. Let’s make it clear to
all the world that you sign your death warrant when you kill Americans. I
don’t care if it costs $10 billion a year for the next 50 years. Say it
quietly but firmly, and then do it. To paraphrase the Marines – ‘America –
no better friend, no worse enemy’. Use my name if you like. My opinions are
not a secret. Best regards, Donald M. MacQueen.”