Fareed Zakaria is one of my favorite people. I'm always glad to see him as a guest on the Daily Show and I'm not surprised to see him championing SI.
Bill ________________________________ Bill Potts Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nat Hager III Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 07:28 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40838] The Rise of the Rest Another article by Fareed Zakaria making this point.... >>To bring others into this world, the United States needs to make its >>own commitment to the system clear. So far, America has been able to have it both ways. It is the global rule-maker but doesn't always play by the rules. And forget about standards created by others. Only three countries in the world don't use the metric system-Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States. For America to continue to lead the world, we will have to first join it. >> http://www.newsweek.com/id/135380/output/print
