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I agree with MagiK (I think - he's posted a lot here) and the others, Including George Washington, who have said America should support its own interests in international relations. To do otherwise would be failing its people. This has its good and bad points, I realize (believe me, I certainly sided with the UK over the beef-hormone issue that the US/Monsanto rammed down the world's gullet). But, ultimately the question of where we should use "police power," "military might," or plain old dollars should be selfish.
This rule applies when that selfishness is economic or emotionally driven. Like Afghanistan - recent actions/war there allowed the US Government to: placate its citizens' outcries for a revenge and manhunt; try to push the region toward a government that the US and its citizens find more palettable; satisfy some small portion of women's rights groups' issues; and set the foundation for what may become a friendly fertile marketplace to sell our products like Coca-Cola and Mickey Mouse.
Should we be a police power and fix problems just 'cause it's the right thing to do? Yes, but only if it's what our people want. Again, the government is BY and FOR the people - internationally as well as nationally.
[ 01-16-2003, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]
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