03-15-2004, 05:08 PM
Hi,
But there's no doubt it was an interesting development that many people did react to a terrorist attack by seeking full retreat.
The fact is that we (the USA) have no support for our actions in Iraq with the *people* of the world. We have a little support with some of the governments, either because the leaders involved are pro-USA or because the governments involved are dependent (or hope to be) on US largess. Given *any* excuse, the populations of the governments that support us are likely to throw said governments out. Hell, wait half a year and that might happen here.
Does the USA need the support of the rest of the world? Not all of it, but at least some of it. If we do a good enough job of alienating all the world, then history indicates we'll have done a damn fine job of destroying ourselves.
The difference between the Bush administration and a group of intelligent people is not acting in self-interest, everyone does that. It's acting in *enlightened* self interest.
--Pete
But there's no doubt it was an interesting development that many people did react to a terrorist attack by seeking full retreat.
The fact is that we (the USA) have no support for our actions in Iraq with the *people* of the world. We have a little support with some of the governments, either because the leaders involved are pro-USA or because the governments involved are dependent (or hope to be) on US largess. Given *any* excuse, the populations of the governments that support us are likely to throw said governments out. Hell, wait half a year and that might happen here.
Does the USA need the support of the rest of the world? Not all of it, but at least some of it. If we do a good enough job of alienating all the world, then history indicates we'll have done a damn fine job of destroying ourselves.
The difference between the Bush administration and a group of intelligent people is not acting in self-interest, everyone does that. It's acting in *enlightened* self interest.
--Pete
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