The National Greatness Crowd, epitomized by Jeff Jacoby, makes me wonder about a few things - Were Washington and Adams both wrong when they spoke of minding our own business? - Is the purpose of the US gov't to spread liberal democracy or to benefit the American people? - Does Jeff's wont to spread democracy by the sword apply to people's who've never known it and despise Western traditions? - Is spending more on our military than the next 10 biggest spenders COMBINED a wise use of our resources? - WW1 was a disaster that led to bigger disaster. Was it a grand idea for the US to participate in that? - Are there restrictions on what nation's JJ will force to be lib dec in terms of history, average IQ, infrastructure, etc.?