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Im just saying that dont take credit for something that doesnt belong to you.
America is a place, not a nation, you are just mixed collection of people around the world, people who really dont even get along with each others. Let alone with rest of the world.
Originally posted by Gazrok
But, I don't mean for the thread to go off on a tangent....
True, that many of the undercurrents are set in motion by those in power unaffected by the current administration, but in terms of world opinion (i.e. the purpose of the thread, as I read it), it is closely tied to the current administration. Our internation face, is a direct reflection of an administration and president. It is this president's actions, that have put the proverbial egg on our faces....
Originally posted by Leveller
Originally posted by Salem
Totally wrong, if US stop funding Israel, the Israel gvt wont be able to use their military strenght and opress the palestinians, they will have to resolve the palestine problem like any good minded nation, they will have to do concession and it will lower the support of palestinians for Hamas and Al Quaeda.
Nobody will be blamed, because it wont start anything.
Pah!! You fool. You can't see further than the end of your own nose.
Don't you understand?
IT'S TOO LATE!!!!
The Israelis have all the military technology they need and Hamas have all the support they need.
You're trying to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted!!!
We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.
Takes two to tango bud....not one!
"The Jerusalem Post took a strong editorial stand today, calling on Israel to kill Yasser Arafat:
"The world will not help us; we must help ourselves. We must kill as many of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders as possible, as quickly as possible, while minimizing collateral damage, but not letting that damage stop us. And we must kill Yasser Arafat, because the world leaves us no alternative." "
Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
Leveler,
yes, the US COULD live in isolation. It would require a massive change in our who system, a massive change in how we operate. But it could be done, and SHOULD be done.
First step is getting off Mideast oil dependance. Thats the big killer. Next step is bring manufacturing back to the US, or simply re instating it. lessen our imports. produce for ourselves. Bring all forces back home. Bring our interests back home. Once we bring our interests back home, we will not need troops to guard them. They will be here guarding thier homeland where they belong and where they WANT to be. Less involvement in world affairs, cutting off economic aid period.
let the world deal with its own stupid messes. Massacres, geneocide, I dont care. Let those countries deals with those issues. Im tired of babysitting idiots in the Blakans, middle east, africa, or asia who cant #ing pull thier stupid heads out of thier asses and get with the program. It is NOT in our interests to stick our nsoe there, its in THIER interests. Even that is debatable.
The US looks out for its own interests. OF COURSE! Who elses interests should we be looking out for? I wasnt aware that we were supposed to be the worlds gentle benefactor. Were a country. We have interests we need to look out for. Were not doing it. See isolation. THATS our best interest.
What happens to the rest of the world after a full US pullout is not my concern, thats thiers. I dont even believe in the UN. UN bad. US should simply pull out of UN on its way out of the world. Screw NATO, screw UN, screw screw screw them all. NATO is outdated, the cold war is over. Europe will be happier once US military leaves, and American soldiers will be even HAPPIER!
As to what the rest of the world thinks, I stopped caring long ago except when certain attiudes threaten our security. The rest of the worlds opinion of what we should be doing does not count. We need to come back home and build up here.
Originally posted by FULCRUM
Im just saying that dont take credit for something that doesnt belong to you.
America is a place, not a nation, you are just mixed collection of people around the world, people who really dont even get along with each others. Let alone with rest of the world.
America is a place, not a nation, you are just mixed collection of people around the world, people who really dont even get along with each others. Let alone with rest of the world.
Originally posted by THENEO
Real deal,
the reason that the US is so hated is that all other countries in the world blame all their problems on them. You know like when someone is a teenager trying to grow up and they can't see fault in themselves but they can rip their own parents to shreds.
that kind of thing.
there are a lot of countries in the world that need to grow up.
Can the US win doing this?
good question, does it make sense to be a parent when there is so many costs and seemingly so few rewards at times. Yes because you know in the long run that you did the right thing.