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Originally posted by Webby
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There is a difference between "self interest" and "selfishness" while trying to cover this with some "gloss" of "aiding the world" and "we are gonna liberate you" while embarking on adventures of sheer unadulterated greed and other "private agendas" for power.
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Every government has its own form of propaganda for the masses. The more insiteful see propaganda for what it is.
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Countries do advance their interests all the time.. most are lead by more mature governments and some manage to actually sign treaties and honor them - they actually have some morality that is not dwarfed by greed and ulterior agendas.
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Their mature governments have not made them number one.
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There is much use of words like "peace" in the US admin, - this is just crass misuse of the word - actions prove otherwise. It is easy to act on an agenda when there is clearly zero understanding of the outcome - which, time will tell, but may actually be totally "anti" US interests.
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This administration will end and very possilby at the end of this term. Then you can bitch about the next administrations agenda (and I am satisfied you will) and replace "ignorant" Bush with "ignorant"...
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The US is a very fickle and immature "democracy", at least on the part of the Admin. A policy on Monday changes to something else on Tuesday. There is a total zero when it comes to any form of diplomacy and some state of living in a Disneyland bubble on many issues. I suspect, we will be seeing a watershed response shortly from many other nations and people - hell, tis already started.
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Refer to above responses.
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The US is indeed the major military power at this time, and.. still can be the major economic power - if it actually addresses the issue. To accompany this it could have a portion of morality as well and actually be able to be trusted by other nations. Sadly the US media portrayal of the world may work in the US, but that's another "Disney bubble" as far as the rest of the planet is concened - you would think you watching another movie.
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Our self serving interests are what have made us number one...so the USA must be doing something right. Unless one considers that being number one is not a good thing.