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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Will that is an very ideal approach to the situation, one that however ideal, lacks any comprehension of power politics, foreign geo-political relations, or future vision for a nation that is at the current moment the sole hyper power.
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One can be an idealist without being naive. Power politics are the reason there is global terrorism, so while I understand the natuer of power politics, I also recognise that it's absense would be a benifit in the "war on terrorism". As far as foriegn relations....well how are we doing in that department? On a scale of 1-10, 10 being Canada, and 1 being Nazi Germany, where do we fall? I suspect there is room for improvement, at the very least. How can we improve out global relations? It could be a simple matter of showing the rest of the world that we don't consider ourselves an empire, and then to prove it by renewing and trying to repair international relations. There is no hyper power in the world anymore. To state otherwise is to deny the last 7 years of US economics.
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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Again it has several over stated comments, or even fallicies in regards to civil liberties, the reality that nations, especially highly industrialized are run on oil, further that point to geo-political capital as other nations emerge (such as China which in 15 years time will account for 75% of the worlds consumption of oil), and how all of that effects the economy.
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I think we all know that if things continue the way they are, we will not be able to compete with China economically, militarily, or diplomatically 15 years from now if we stay our current course...so it's irrelevenat to try and control middle east oil. Our military runs on money, money that our federal government doesn't have. Eventually, we will have to stop spending, or someone will ask to be paid back. Now, I'll admit that economics is not my strong suit (nor is spelling), but by my understainding, China is replacing the US as the economic hyperpower. If that's the case, and also taking into account how large their military is, we would have to back down if sometimes down the line they made a power play for the Iraqi, Irani, or Saudi oil. Technology can only help us so much.
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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
On top of that it is greatly ignorant of the past reasons for military bases, as well as vision for the future. Having strategic military bases is like a condom, where you would rather have them and not need them, then need them and not have them.
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Using your anaology: The only reason to have a condom is if you fuck people. Is it a good idea for us to be prepared to fuck people, espically our allies?
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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
As far as those people determined terrorists as not being evil? I find it absurd that you find it absurd. I call on your bet, and will side bet you that if your vision went down America would be a crippled shade of the nation it is now and has been in the past; although from reading your post here and other places, I don't doubt that you wouldn't want that.
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"Evil" is a subjective term. To call anyone or anything evil is to have an opinion. I'm sure one could argue that it's their opinion that terrorists are evil, but proving it is impossible. If my evil ytou mean morally wrong, then that's a matter of perspective. Fighting for one's home and religion is considered very moral for some people. I suspect that many terrorists see themselves as agents of God or their people. Every time a smart bomb misses a palace and hits a slum, killing 100 civilians, a terrorist gets his wings. They say we're evil, and we say they're evil, and neither side takes the time to find common ground or search for a REAL solution. It's absurd that both sides can't act like adults. Shame on them and shame on us.