>However, to be consistent with that policy, the population of >*every* >country should then be measured as the number of people who >voted that >country's government into power.
No.... it should be measured by those who had the *opportunity* to vote. >IOW, you want an international organisation in which countries >may give >their opinion, but in which the US unilaterally makes all the >decisions. I think that such an arrangement would be both an improvement over the status quo, and beneficial to the United States. After all, the US hasn't exactly shown itself to be a knee-jerk unilaterlist, even after being attacked a year and half ago. 15 months after the "axis of evil" speech and five months after Congress voted to authorize force against Iraq, we're still consulting with the international community, even though we didn't have to. So, basically the world could accept such an arrangement as described above, or else continue with the status quo.... and I think that you will see that the abandonement of the United States by the international community in this time of need, will probably leave the US much more unilateralist in the future as it is today. So, despite your insulting accusation that the US wants a "dictatorship", perhaps you should consider that something may be much better than nothing. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
