> The interesting question, then, is do we as a country support > democratic imperialism? Should we build up a sufficient military and > State Dept force such that we can prioritize and convert all foreign > countries into western democracies?
While not stated using the (somewhat) derogatory terms you've used, the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine come immediately to mind. Granted that they were written and pointed to the western hemisphere, however they can be seen as the grounding for such activities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258423 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
