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Entry: A Theory of the Interventionist Class Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/a_theory_of_the_interventionist_class#25250 Post contents: “Finally, the costs of aggressive war have become too high and the benefits (if any) too insignificant to justify. Occupying powers (even, on many occasions, the United States) tend to just get tired and leave, as the French left Algeria and the Israelis left Lebanon.” When measured against the cost of American blood in former wars, I find this statement to be highly inaccurate. The costs of aggressive wars have not become too high, instead, our willingness to endure bloodshed has decreased as has our willingness to wield the brutality necessary to wage wars of conquest. Lets be fair to Israel, had they not been bound by morality or their need to perpetuate American popular support, they would have crushed their enemies in Lebanon into complete submission. A similar argument could be made of the way we are fighting our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are inhibited by our morality. Whether or not we should be fighting these wars in another thing entirely, but because of the 24 hour media and its constant barrage of destruction and body counts, we are unwilling to wage the brutal warfare necessary to win wars. Sent at: 2008 07 24