What are the National Interests of the United States of America?

National Interest Adrift

By William R. Mann
Monday, September 14, 2009

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. – Old Proverb

The question should arise often in the American discourse, “What are the National Interests of the United States of America?â€