In a Nutshell

David Brooks is a right-wing columnist who writes for The New York Times.

Today Brooks delivered his take on Tony Blair and I think he got it right:

"Blair’s decision to support the invasion of Iraq grew out of the essence of who he is. Over the past decade, he has emerged as the world’s leading anti-Huntingtonian. He has become one pole in a big debate. On one side are those, represented by Samuel Huntington of Harvard, who believe humanity is riven by deep cultural divides and we should be careful about interfering in one another’s business. On the other are those like Blair, who believe the process of globalization compels us to be interdependent, and that the world will only flourish if the international community enforces shared, universal values."

There you have it. The key to globalization is premised on the international community (coalitions of the willing, etc.) enforcing "shared, universal values" that just happen to be our values.