Originally Posted by jimthefiend

To elaborate.

I believe this country should have a VERY proactive foriegn policy, implemented from a position of strength. That might not always be popular, but my philosphy is that the FUNDAMENTAL purpose of ANY governing body is to protect the interests of it's citizenry, both ecomonic and physical.

I will NOT try to bullshit by stating that I don't beleive this war is about Oil. It's obvious that it is. Our policies in that region, even... ESPECIALLY regarding Israel are purely economically motivated. And I'm Jewish.

So to the people who are complaining about American Imperialism: Skate it off. Live with it. You'd do the same if you could project power like the U.S..