Principles

In section 3.2.2.1 of Principles for a Self-Directed Society, I discuss the potential threat posed to the United States homeland by Russian military might. I outline a defensive strategy to deter invasion, and refer to the principle of mutually assured destruction in determining why a first-strike nuclear attack is not in Russia’s best perceived self-interest.

Throughout the book I assert that in instances of conflict that does not occur on United States soil, it is the responsibility of international organizations (not their individual member nations) to intervene.
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Writing Principles for a Self-Directed Society was an ongoing process for a long time. Having sent the book to the printers, I still feel there are more questions that should have been addressed. The most important of these is, what about Afghanistan?

I state in 3.2.3 Defending the Homeland that my other long-term proposals regarding the restructuring of the armed forces cannot be pursued until after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been brought to a conclusion. However, nowhere in the book do I propose a plan for bringing the Afghanistan conflict to a resolution.
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