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Yes, Geek, that is indeed a very arrogant attitude. I'm hoping it was tounge in check (hard to tell online). Usually I laugh at your posts so I'm hoping ... Anyway... My friend from Argentina has become a US citizen in part because his lovely wife is from here (and in part because he too thinks this is a great country though his family did have some big bucks back in Argentina and they all still live there). But there in lies the problem, the sense of entitlement that comes with being an American. The we shall save the world attitude. Why is it our responisibility to save the rest of the world? Because we can? Then why do we step aside or look the other way when there are millions (yes millions) of people brutally killed in Africa. The fact that we step in when and where we want (must protect our oil interests) is the problem. It makes other countries less likely to help. This actually is a well documented political theory. I have issues with the idea that we should serve as the world police. Nothing good can come of that. There needs to be balance. One single power attempting to police the world and control the politics of other countries is NOT a good idea. Do I think we should totally back off and let the world go to hell? No, absolutely not. What I am getting at here is the fact that we pick and chose our battles in such a way that there are millions suffering from our poor choices. There needs to be more a world wide effort ... basically I have the "hippie" mentality of "can't we all just get along?" Would I fight for my country. Probably not. I hate war, I don't agree with war, it goes completely against my peace first, talk and talk and absolutely use war as the absolute last resort. Which I don't feel has been done much in the course of history (not done in Nam or Iraq for sure). I think we as Americans are too quick to jump into war. Just my humble opinions feel free to debate. I love debates! Just no personal attacks please!

Yes, Geek, that is indeed a very arrogant attitude. I'm hoping it was tounge in check (hard to tell online). Usually I laugh at your posts so I'm hoping ... Anyway... My friend from Argentina has become a US citizen in part because his lovely wife is from here (and in part because he too thinks this is a great country though his family did have some big bucks back in Argentina and they all still live there). But there in lies the problem, the sense of entitlement that comes with being an American. The we shall save the world attitude. Why is it our responisibility to save the rest of the world? Because we can? Then why do we step aside or look the other way when there are millions (yes millions) of people brutally killed in Africa. The fact that we step in when and where we want (must protect our oil interests) is the problem. It makes other countries less likely to help. This actually is a well documented political theory. I have issues with the idea that we should serve as the world police. Nothing good can come of that. There needs to be balance. One single power attempting to police the world and control the politics of other countries is NOT a good idea. Do I think we should totally back off and let the world go to hell? No, absolutely not. What I am getting at here is the fact that we pick and chose our battles in such a way that there are millions suffering from our poor choices. There needs to be more a world wide effort ... basically I have the "hippie" mentality of "can't we all just get along?" Would I fight for my country. Probably not. I hate war, I don't agree with war, it goes completely against my peace first, talk and talk and absolutely use war as the absolute last resort. Which I don't feel has been done much in the course of history (not done in Nam or Iraq for sure). I think we as Americans are too quick to jump into war. Just my humble opinions feel free to debate. I love debates! Just no personal attacks please!