President Bush’s second inaugural address made it a priority to promote democracy around the world. But an increasing number of Americans want us to butt out, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Council on Foreign Relations. Just before the Sept. 11 attacks, 30 percent of those surveyed said the United States should “mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own.” Four years later, 42 percent are feeling isolationist. And get this: 35 percent wouldn’t mind seeing a second superpower emerge, presumably to take some of the burden off our shoulders. And to think people said Sept. 11 would give Americans a permanently global view.
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The right idea.
http://www.btvshalom.org/newmem/index.cgi?refer=htz_mem05_300
Good people do good things.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/646999.html
Zionism has dug its own grave, now fill the hole and be done with it.
Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, “It is done!”…………………….
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/647281.html
Ed . . . never mind!
Oh, US citizens have a global view. They have seen their jobs go overseas; their energy prices soar; their spending power erode; their god used for political purpose; their tax dollars spent on a war that has alienated millions of muslims all over the world. Now that is globalization!
Why is Bush so adamant about sacrificing American soldiers lives and limbs in an un-winnable war?
Why is Bush willing to place American citizens in greater danger for retaliation from Arabs, by subjecting Arabs to an ongoing senseless slaughter, from daily bombing raids?
What was accomplished by leveling Fallugha using phosphorus to burn the flesh from its civilians?
Could a few dozen determined men take-out our oil refineries, thus paralyzing our economy?
Could major bridges in the United States by destroyed by a few dozen determined men, thus paralyzing our economy??
Could our financial institutions be destroyed by a few dozen determined men, thus paralyzing our economy?
Could our power plants be destroyed by a few dozen determined men, thus paralyzing our economy?
Why is this war really so important?
What is the real reason, pushing Bush?
Believe me, I’m such a big supporter of democracy, I think we ought to try it here!Democracy has to be home-grown for it to be effective. Invading a country and imposing it at gunpoint defeats everything democracy is about!So, until this country can quit being the world’s schoolyard bully, and start leading by example, maybe we’d better stay out of international affairs!
I agree, we need to clean up our own backyard before we start looking at what’s wrong with everyone else’s.Right now we’re looking like the world’s biggest hypocrite.
President Bush’s second inaugural address made it a priority to promote democracy around the world.
Are we ready for them to pay us a visit?
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=73440&d=20&m=11&y=2005&pix=opinion.jpg&category=Opinion
The U.S. has eliminated more democracys around the world than it has helped create.The PNAC chickenhawks agenda has nothing to do with democracy or stability in the Middle East, just control of whatevever is worth controlling(oil?).Geographically the U.S. has always been isolated from the rest of the world, and we are becoming more and more isolated politically and economically. Due to our $66b trade deficit, the WTO has stated that we need to raise taxes(not lower them ).
Andy,When these jokers talk about bringing democracy to the middle-east, what they’re really promoting is a form of neocolonialism! The Iraqi’s can vote, yes, but only for a slate that is pro- U.S. oil interests.