For Big-Spending Hawks, the U.S. Military's Work Is Never Done | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary

For Big-Spending Hawks, the U.S. Military's Work Is Never Done | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The Constitution authorizes the national government to act in the 'common defense' — of America, not the rest of the world. None of the founders imagined that the U.S. would become Globocop, busy protecting populous and prosperous allies (international social welfare) and attempting to rebuild failed societies (foreign social engineering)."