To answer everything in your post would take hundreds of lines and has already been covered many times both in this group and the media.
I think the best thing here is to say that I disagree with much of this post and leave it at that. On 3/13/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That isn't news to me at all, but in arguing that the US is a rogue state > or > the bully of the playground, one must ignore the beneficial nature of US > involvment in tsunami relief in Asia, famine and AIDS relief in Africa, > and > countless other projects around the world. We spend huge funds on foreign > aid in places where we have no strategic interest, only human interest. > > Even just taking Afghanistan and Iraq, the US goal has been to promote > long-term peace and stability by removing thugs and dictators- the real > bullies of the playground- from power and allowing the people of these > countries to determine their own fate. Our soldiers have fought and died > alongside Iraqis and Afghans so that their people could be free from > tyranny. I suppose in that sense you could say we pursue our own ends for > our own purposes in disregard of international law. If freeing people who > have been opressed for centuries means being labelled a rogue state, then > we'll wear the label with pride. > > Before you deride my attitude as typical American bravado and arrogance, > consider this- what kind of situation would the majority in Iraq and > Afghanistan have been in by now if we had not intervened? Can you sit idly > by while people are tortured and murdered by thugs and zealots? Is it not > our duty as human beings to defend those who are too weak to defend > themselves from the iron fist of tyrants? > > > By a great many people - sorry if this is news to you but Americas > > reputation is not good internationally at the moment, it is definitely > > seen > > as a rouge state in that it that ignores international law and does what > > suits it's own purposes regardless of how that affects the rest of the > > world. > > > > We are > > > the leaders of the international community > > > > > > In the same way as a bully is leader of the playground. > > > > To be fair it is the Bush administration that is seen in these ways, few > > people actually think that they reflect the views and morals of all > > Americans. Most of us still have a lot of respect for Americans, just > not > > America at present. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199718 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
