There's nothing really to discuss. The statement I made which started this was:
"Also let us not forget that America intervenes and projects its foreign policies for its own personal benefit, not out of altruism." This is probably no different to any other government that has a country to govern. But there are those that argue that Americas foreign policy and government implementation of that foreign policy is altruistic. This I do not believe. I am not talking about the American People, I am speaking about the American Government. Also there was this: "In overall commitment to development for the world's poor (considers aid, trade, investment, migration, environment, security, and technology) the US ranks seventh in the world. Last I checked, aid to poor countries is altrusistic." The very link provided to support that point of view showed that to the contrary the US (government), just as all the other richest countries of the world are not living up to their agreements to provide just 0.7%. We can also use the example of over 600Million in aid by the US (government) to Pakistan in the wake of 9/11 as just one instance when aid to a poor country was certainly NOT altruistic, again taken directly from the link provided. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168941 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
