Of course, we would probably stop paying for food stamps, hospitalization, and other welfare society benefits when they seceed so maybe it is a good idea anyway. Can’t say that I would lament the loss of California although the loss of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico would pain me.

Once Mexico takes over their new posessions the border crossing will begin again as those areas are brought into 4th world status (a step below 3rd world) which should only take a year or so.

I would take exception other aspects of your essay, as well. Mainly that you get lost in Wonkland.

You talk about this observer or that journalist relating tales of the KLA resorting to theatrics to influence world opinion. Any thoughtful person knows that. They always do it. They doctor photos of Beirut and Reuters prints them or they show the same guy hauling children out of bombed buildings miles apart on days the buildings weren’t bombed.

You talk about a Kosovo breakaway as violating this U.N. regulation or that resolution. So what? You talk about the Muslins getting a safe haven in Europe. They already have four. They’re called France, Germany, Great Britain, and Spain. If you believe Oriana Fallaci you can add Italy to the list. If you believe Mark Steyn, Europe.

And don’t forget the Russians. Kosovo is a lot closer to Moscow than to Washington. The Russians have always had this thing about Serbia. That’s how they got into WWI. They’re not going to be any happier with this Kosovo thing than you are.

I know the KLA and their buddies played us for idiots, but that wasn’t hard to do; look who was in the White House. And I agree we should stay out of it. Not because we are worried about “The West. There is no more “West” except us, and maybe the Australians and some of the former Soviet Bloc countries of eastern Europe. Not because they are violating a U.N. resolution. But just because we can’t be the world’s policeman anymore. We could do it when there was one “bad guy” but that day is gone. There are too many bad guys now, and though none of them is a threat by itself a death from a thousand cuts is still death.

So let’s not say that a guy who stabbed conservatives in the back every chance he got is A-OK IF ONLY he will state a position on a situation and a place we really shouldn’t be concerning ourselves with in the first place.