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Entry: A Theory of the Interventionist Class Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/a_theory_of_the_interventionist_class#25322 Post contents: I happen to enjoy Swedish rifles, Italian motorcycles, and French and Italian wines. I can do so without the need to express a national interest in conquering these fine countries. Why is conquering countries for their oil in a national interest? To the best of my knowledge, it is considered to be impossible to aggregate individual demand functions, yet that is what compiling a national interest would seem to require. Theodore Roosevelt, whatever his faults at least would lead the charge. He also advised that it is wisest to "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Swaggering around speaking loudly is bound to get one into trouble whether in the Middle East or a tough biker bar. Just war theory counsels prudence and a calculus of the possibility of winning. By reasonable standards, the U.S. has already won in Ira Sent at: 2008 07 06