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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
No, I'm not joking. Number 2 is better than number 10. What I do find humorous is other nations passing judgement on US.
You're the richest you should "this". You have the most powerful military so you should "this". Do what we want because "this". Quit saying you're the best, but you need to do these things because you are the best. These are things I find pathetic.
One look at statistics and you think you can determine what American can afford to give? I think not.
Some of the cold hard facts are that lots of the nations on that list don't have to spend a large percentage of their GNP on defense. They only need a token military. They don't have to be able to head into a multi-billion dollar military "adventure" at the drop of the hat. That frees up alot of cash for those nations.
You are missing the point entirely.
I am not saying the US should do this or that.
I am attaching the appropriate lable to what it already does.
Sure, a miser does not have to spend his wealth on the poor, but then he has no grounds for wanting to be called a generous person either.
This is not telling the US what to do, it is being accurate in descriptive language.