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I find the growing population of these thrid world nations a great concern for a number of reasons. I'm know fan of Buchanan, but some of the issues he raises are right on the money. I clearly went over the top with my comments about abortion, but I think increasing funding for family planning for these nations is important to our national security.

Here are soem quick bullet points from Buchanan's upcoming book The Death of the West. For more details, see the full Drudge Report story.

• Between now and 2050, Asia, Africa, and Latin America will grow by three to four billion people -- 30 to 40 new Mexicos! -- as Europe will lose the equivalent of the entire population of Germany, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

• By 2050, 23 million Germans will have disappeared along with 16 million Italians and 30 million Russians.

• America’s “Dual Containment” policy in the Persian Gulf seems unsustainable. In less than 25 years, Iraq will have 42 million people and Iran 94 million people, more than any European nation except Russia.

• There are 30 million foreign born in the U.S. today, and between 9 and 11 million illegal aliens, or as many undocumented aliens in the U.S. as there are people in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

• European-Americans are a minority in America’s most populous state, California, and by 2004, will be a minority in Texas.

"I clearly went over the top with my comments about abortion, but I think increasing funding for family planning for these nations is important to our national security."

That's been official U.S. policy for thirty years now.

Here's how it goes: if Kenyans reproduce then there will be more Kenyans. If there are more Kenyans then there are more agricultural workers. If there are more agricultural workers, then Kenya can produce much more than it can consume. If Kenya can produce much more than it can consume, then it will export agricultural products. If Kenya exports agricultural products, then they will compete with U.S. agricultural corporations, who already set internal quotas to maintain the price of agricultural products. So, if you want to make sure that U.S. agricultural corporations can turn a profit without competing with Kenya, then you make a relatively small investment and have U.S. sponsored groups drive down the Kenyan birthrate.

That's good U.S. policy only if you abandon the very principles on which our nation was founded. But it's the same ol' same ol': business is easy if you have guns and no ethics. You just have to convince people that something affects national security, and run with it.

Browse around Population Research Institute and www.africa2000.com a little. Be sure to read NSSM-200.