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Soon, the Obama family will become the first family of USA. ... And hopefully change American policies to make it a better place... and stop war games all over the world. And stop making messes all over the places in the name of Aggressive Peacemaking!

Actually, in reply to the posts about America's army being far better than Canada's, please look at the link below. This event actually happened as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5onkl2EHV4

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It pains me that we can sit here and argue over the greater army...Or who might be "more entitled" to this continent...

Back to the topic, YES, I hate Anne Couter and pretty much the entirety of her espoused politic.

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Originally Posted by Ogryn1313

Also, American forces are operating under the strictest and most complex rules of engagement in their history which ties their hands and limits their ability to fight effectively.

You're kidding right? The USA never obeys any rules. It enforces "Laws" on other superpowers but behaves as the unquestionable Bigboss and makes it's own decisions. USA intervenes in foreign politics when it likes and attacks other nations when it sees fit. Its the most war-loving-country in the world!! Its business interest lies in war. Why do you think the US invests the lions share of it's tax money in warfare?

For the record, I think America should have kept an isolationist stance and never entered into any foreign wars, inlcluding WW2. Should have left Europe on its own. We have only ever gotten grief and criticism ever since.

That must be a joke too. If America didnt get involved in WW2, it would not be a superpower today. Scientists from all over the world and especially those fleeing from the Nazis collected in America. So this way, USA got the most valuable brains of the world. Also consider the German gold, where do you think it ended up? And then again, the two Atomic Bombs dropped by USA on quiet civilian Japanese cities, caused quite a sensation. It shocked the whole planet and scared the shit out of all other nations. It also triggered the nuclear arms race. So, America had everything to gain from World War II.

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I'm too sick to argue my stance right now.

I know we made gains from involvement in WW2. It helped us go to the moon. A lot of good came of it.

None of which, in my opinion, was particularly worthwhile. Superpower status? Whoopty doo. Who needs to be a superpower? It just means you're the big dog on the porch. Nazi Gold? We did take some of the wealth. Spoils of war. That's how it goes. But a large chunk of it sits in Swiss bank accounts or is unaccounted for.

Nuclear arms race? Phooey. All that did was make some people rich, terrify millions for decades, and gave the world a weapon nobody wants to use.

If, being isolationist, meant America didn't achieve great things like going to the moon, being a superpower, so be it. I see no use in opening up to other nations because what we could gain we could likely gain ourselves through other means. I'm an American. I live in America. As such, my priorities lie with my nation and countrymen. All other nations and its people are secondary considerations.

That's my belief. Every nation should be more concerned with itself than others. Europe is constantly holding America up to its standards and the Euro-elite embrace a borderless world concept. But everyone is involving themselves in one another's issues and problems. Including America. And that in itself is the source of much of the world's troubles.

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Originally Posted by Ogryn1313

the Euro-elite embrace a borderless world concept.

What concept is that?

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Some of the higher ups in various European nations and institution favor the notion of a world without borders. It's evident in some of the aspects of the European Union and such. To them, the world is better off without borders. Removing borders means no more national identity. It's also about greed and free trade.