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Article #924Re: The corruption of Empire
From: rich
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:12
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:12
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Amen Brother!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Slartibartfast" <noone@nonesuch.orgasm> wrote in message news:ucKL9.4822$KW2.212858@twister.austin.rr.com... > The USA is bound by treaty and tradition to defend not only Europe and North > America, but also the Balkans, the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, South > Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan, Australia, and > Latin America. > > A few of us are simply asking, "why?" > > Its time for the USA to bring home its armed forces from all over the globe, > to abolish these entangling bilateral and multilateral treaties, to tell the > United Nations to take a 3rd World Hike, and to have a policy of "trade with > all, foreign entangling alliances with none." > > Being policemen of the world has resulted in us being hated by the world. > The world is full of ingrates on their part, and we are filled with > self-righteous moralists who send other people's sons and daughters to fight > and die on foreign land for ingrates. Enough is enough. > > Isolationism? No, trade and tourism and whatnot with all - but empire with > none. > > As for the weapons of mass destruction - well, if they use them, and if it > harms us, then we can and should act. Finding the criminals who destroyed > the World Trade Center should be a priority. Saving Turkey and rebuilding > Iraq so they can both oppress the Kurds should not. > > Alan > >
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