[Ben Ficklin]

"Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival, either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union."

[DoodleDawg]

Very nice but that doesn’t answer my question. Is NATO paying for it or will we be expected to pick up the whole bill?

[Olog-hai]

Many of (the so-called Wolfowitz Doctrine’s) tenets re-emerged in the Bush Doctrine, which was described by Senator Edward M. Kennedy as “a call for 21^st century American imperialism that no other nation can or should accept.” …

Sure, because the imperialism of “the rest of the world” (especially the former Second World, in which the “Muslim World” could theoretically be included due to commonality with Second World philosophy) is so much better and not tyrannical.

I never understood why Reagan did not try to find some kind of case against Ted Kennedy to get him thrown out of office by legal means. The “Borking” incident should have been the impetus.