I'll second that. Mr. Zakaria has an amazing insight into the global nature of politics, and his analyses are always well-thought-out. Quite honestly, I am not surprised by his comments on the metric system. Actually, it's about time he spoke up. He his one heck of authority to have on our side.
Remek On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > >
