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Old 09-22-06, 11:08 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
Anyway, this is something the Western countries should all do, in tandem, or none at all. I'm tired of the US carrying the burden and getting all the criticism. If it were up to me, I would pull all US troops out, expell 90% of foreign students & workers, and return to isolationism. We have 24/7 news now, we could watch the next world war instead of being counted on to win it.
Understandable, but you need the world probably as much as others need you. Just thinking on the economical interdependencies. The impact on your way of living if returning to isolationism probably would kill any government sticking to it. and I can't magine 330 million people all of a sudden give up their luxury live and excessive consummation of both goods and ressources and live like the Amish - although that maybe is not the worst way of living. Would you? Would I? We both answer No, don't we!?
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