Dean Forster wrote:
> Do you think you could give me specifics on the speech
> so i can find a full transcript?
I'm afraid that was one of the things I was curious about also. My original
e-mail was asking for the context of the quote as well. Maybe John can
point you in the right direction.
> I hear you Jim, and it's nice to see a balanced
> viewpoint.
I fear that may get me banned from the list. I don't think they're allowed
here. 0;-)
>I do think that on the international stage
>we get singled out quite often- whether that is cause
>or effect i think is thoroughly muddled. We've been
>an economic powerhouse for quite some time, and we're
>the 'winner' of the cold war. Being high profile
>makes you an easier target. Also, we're culturally
>very different from pretty much everyone, so that's
>just going to exacerbate the frictions we see.
Those are all good points. We have anointed ourselves leaders of the free
world, and I think we have to expect a certain level of antagonism as a
result. But I think also, meaning to or not, we do exacerbate the situation
at times, and the current attitude of "a la carte multinationalism" is one
of those times.
> I just remembered that my sister went to high school
> with a girl who went into the diplomatic corps (or
> whatever we call it). I'm going to see if I can get
> some info out of her, hopefully we can get some real
> skinny.
Could be enlightening. I'd like to see that too.
Jim
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