I'm going to go with what Nye said. I don't think
it's a good idea for us to pursue the open imperialist
agenda. Like the article says, there are already
anti-American power blocks forming- anything we do is
going to have a net negative effect for the forseeable
future. The least negative effect we could have is to
go with Bush and involve ourselves only when really
necessary and/or when asked. That's just militarily,
mind you. Culturally, ideologically, and economically
I think it's inevitable that our influence will
continue to expand. That will be accelerated by our
not having troops wandering around the planet so much,
reminding everyone that we're number one.
dean
wearing his isolationist hat today
--- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In this article from the Washington Post, scholars
> debate "is America an
> Empire?" and what America's role should be for the
> future.
>
> Count me among those who believe that we *should*
> use our extraordinary
> power to reshape the world in our own image, to
> promote human rights, free
> trade, and democracy.
>
>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37019-2001Aug20.html?referer=
> email
>
>
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> John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> - ICQ #3527685
> We are products of the same history, reaching
> from Jerusalem and
> Athens to Warsaw and Washington. We share more
> than an alliance.
> We share a civilization. - George W. Bush,
> Warsaw, 06/15/01
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