Ustwo, I agree with you for the most part. What I wonder, though, is if the damage from the US perspective isn't reversible to some degree. I mean, the extremists seem to be in two camps. Those that feel we're the devil and they will do everything they can to destroy us and those who think we are meddling infidels and just want us out of their business. Hell, there are muslims that are not sick, crazy individuals that feel the latter. If we removed ourselves from global politics entirely, and stopped trying to save the world from tyranny, communism and the like, could we perhaps garner some respect (or at least less hatred) from others? The answer may very well be no. We may have put ourselves into an irreversible situation. It's ponderable...
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