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-Wars on concepts rather than nations (ie: war on terror, war on drugs)
-First strike policies
-Ignoring international consensus
-Dropping of global treaties such as Kyoto or ABM Treaties
Essentially, these and other actions have shown the US to be a loose cannon of sorts. Even though we have had the power to go it our own way for decades we have always tried to respect the international communities general will and policies for the sake of stability which came from their security that they had some control over us and the mutual benefits that naturally come from any group of entities tying themselves together. Now we have spat in the face of all of that many times over since 9/11. There is something to be said for being independent, but their is also something to be said for confederacy. We have placed the rest of the planet in a very awkward position by our audacity and now they have to decide what if anything to do about it because their sovereignty and futures could easily hang in the balance.
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"The courts that first rode the warhorse of virtual representation into battle on the res judicata front invested their steed with near-magical properties." ~27 F.3d 751
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