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[Wickabee]

2- I didn't support going into Iraq. We are there now and are stuck. I really do not know what to do. I do know when we leave(if it is too early), things will go back to the same thing.

True enough, but again, the nation, not you.
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I am not bragging about anything. It is just the way it is. Personally, I think the U.S has helped more, then hurt people, on balance.

You may be right.

4-Yeah and it could be much worse. I would like other countries to try to do what the U.S. is doing and see if their results would be better. At best, they would equal what is happening. Of course, the U.S. could act like Rome and try to take over the world. Most of our history, we have tried to stay out of things outside of the Western Hemisphere. Other countries bring us into conflicts.

America appointed itself World Police during the Cold War and has never relinquished that title. Maybe it's because other nations have become dependent, but it is what it is.

[drtom2005]

America appointed itself World Police during the Cold War and has never relinquished that title. Maybe it's because other nations have become dependent, but it is what it is.

The U.S. thinks of itself as World Police? Many citizens in this country would like that title taken away. Truthfully, the U.S. has been forced to become world police. When the U.S doesn't do anything, we are criticized. When we take action and do not do things the way others want them done, we are criticized. Sounds like the world gets to have their cake and eat it too.

[JustAlex]

The U.S. thinks of itself as World Police? Many citizens in this country would like that title taken away. Truthfully, the U.S. has been forced to become world police. When the U.S doesn't do anything, we are criticized. When we take action and do not do things the way others want them done, we are criticized. Sounds like the world gets to have their cake and eat it too.

Hmm....I haven't thought about it that way, but I think you're spot on again.

The U.S is indeed massively criticized when it DOESN'T take action and we all know how much they are are bombarded when they do take action.

Personally.....and I hate to say this, but......I think we need to stay 100% neutral on all world issues, get out of the middle east and let every country handle their own business.

The world should NOT get to have their cake and eat it too.

If there was ever a time that we need money here at home it is RIGHT NOW.


Sorry, but I tend to have a VERY selfish attitude when it comes to this topic, we should ALWAYS help ourselves first and foremost and then IF we can we help the world.

Every other country acts this way, why can't we???

[Wickabee]

The U.S. thinks of itself as World Police? Many citizens in this country would like that title taken away. Truthfully, the U.S. has been forced to become world police. When the U.S doesn't do anything, we are criticized. When we take action and do not do things the way others want them done, we are criticized. Sounds like the world gets to have their cake and eat it too.

How many times do I have to say this. I am not talking about individual citizens. I am talking about the nation. The government. The military.

[drtom2005]

How many times do I have to say this. I am not talking about individual citizens. I am talking about the nation. The government. The military.

That is not the point. Has the U.S. done bad? Yes. Has the country done good things? Yes. Can other countries do better? I don't know. I think they should try, though, if they have major problems with how the world is going.

[habsheaven]

In defense of US foreign policy (which I do not do often); it is hard to blame the US for their involvement all over the world. There has been a war of idealogies for centuries and it would have been naive to isolate yourself in the world while Communism & Fascism grew throughout the world. The US and Britain for the most part were the only countries in a position to fight these idealogies around the world in defense of democracy. I think that, as much as oil, is the major reason the US found itself so involved in the rest of the world.