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Originally Posted by guthmund
In truth, it was WWI when the United States Government, against the better wishes of President George Washington and in spite of the Monroe Doctrine, became involved in political affairs across the pond.
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I realize that we did start taking a role in foriegn affairs even before World War I. I would trace it back to Teddy Roosevelt. But even after World War I, the United States was still a minor player in the world. President Woodrow Wilson had to bow to the British and the French at the end of WWI in order to get them to sign on to his "League of Nations" idea.
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Originally Posted by guthmund
America is hardly alone in her achievements of world domination. The Macedonians, Romans, Persians, Mongols, Carthaginians and the Chinese all did fairly well in the world, all things considered. For more recent examples, WWII Germany and Russia all held sizable deeds and carried some influence with the world at large. I've even heard China mentioned in the same breath as America when speaking of the sacred "superpower."
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There have always been hegemons throughout history, and there will always be a hegemon. The only noteable exception was the cold war when there were two hegemons, the United States and the Soviet Union. It's one of the most fundemental aspects of global politics and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by guthmund
That's admirable. Were you living in country? Not a soldier on a base, not passing through, etc.... I ask this because if you were living in country why on earth wouldn't you offer an opinion. You were living in the affected territory, right? Doesn't that allow you to share your opinion? Not vote, but at least address the issues as it affected you both directly and indirectly.
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I was there as part of a summer work program. I did not have any permanent residence status there. I was just there to get real life practice with the German language.