[Rick29771]

I found your explanation insightful, but I don’t agree with your implication that U.S. self interest is a bad thing. I quote here from the Sunday Times (of London): ‘Let us ponder exactly what the Americans did in that most awful of all centuries, the 20th. They saved Europe from barbarism in two world wars. After the second world war they rebuilt the continent from the ashes. They confronted and peacefully defeated Soviet communism, the most murderous system ever devised by man, and thereby enforced the slow dismantling–we hope–of Chinese communism, the second-most murderous. America, primarily, ejected Iraq from Kuwait and helped us to eject Argentina from the Falklands. Americans stopped the slaughter in the Balkans while the Europeans dithered.’ The article goes on to state that without such U.S. involvement, the Earth would closely resemble hell. No other world power in history has ever been as benevolent. A pretty good argument for U.S. involvement in world affairs. Even if the United States acted out of commercial interest in Kuwait, the result was positive and has helped stabilize the region. However, as you suggest, there is always room for improvement.

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Name : Rick29771, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Springfield, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,