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some waygug-in
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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject: The latest poll... |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060414/ts_alt_afp/uspolitics
More Americans feel US should mind its own business: poll Fri Apr 14, 9:50 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nearly half of Americans believe their government should mind its own business internationally and only one third approves of how US President George W. Bush is handling Iraq, a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll said.
Bush's rating, which rose from 32 percent in September to 39 percent in the ensuing months, has fallen back to 32 percent in the latest survey, the USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll said.
Amid growing opposition to the US-led war in Iraq, the number of Americans who think the United States "should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along as best they can on their own," has risen from 33 percent to 46 percent over the past three years, the poll said.
The pollsters said their April 7-9 survey reflected similar results during the Vietnam War, when only 20 percent of Americans said their country should mind its own business in 1964, one year before the war began, compared to 40 percent who thought so in 1972, when the Vietnam War was in full swing. |
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Bulsajo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Isolationism is as much a self-defeating policy as ill-conceived foreign intervention is. |
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Ya-ta Boy
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Well-said, Bulsajo. |
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some waygug-in
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| What has this to do with isolationism? I think the poll has more to do with military actions than economic policies, but what would an "insane" person like me know about it? quien sabe? |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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some waygug-in
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Isolationism...as I have always thought of it means avoiding international trading and imposing high tarrifs and things to restrict the flow of goods from other countries. I guess I may be confusing this with protectionism.
In any case, I posted an article about a poll. What has any of this to do with my opinions on things (however misguided they may be) anyway? |
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thepeel
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| Isolationism is as much a self-defeating policy as ill-conceived foreign intervention is. |
That is ridiculous. Isolationism is fine as long as commerce isn't included. Switzerland is doing just fine.
America ought to trade with the world. Culture, goods, money and people ought to be flowing both in and out of America as free as possible.
Perhaps, and maybe I'm crazy here, but just perhaps, America should keep her army at home. No Clinton wars and conflicts for democracy or human rights (Yugoslavia and Somalia, for example) and no Bush wars for Democracy or against terrorism. Just keep the army at home.
America should be a symbol of liberty and wealth. Not a symbol of war after war.
Give it a try, and lets see what happens. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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thepeel
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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America only got involved in WW2 when it suited her interests. Hitler was running around Europe for quite some time before the altruistic Yankees decided to kick some arse. And Japan was allowed to do what she pleased unti she attacked the USA.
And, even if I am wrong about the above, you warmongers have to stop comparing ever bloody conflict that you choose to get involved in to the freakin Nazis.
Where was America when the real thugs were (are?) running around? Mao? Pol-Pot? Mugabe? Hussein was hit cause it was an easy thing to do (so they thought). There was no larger benevolence guiding the policy.
It is possible to let others sort out their conflicts. America has no god given place to police the world. Just stay home. Let other countries find their own way.
Jeez, it isn't like America didn't have a rough path to liberty.
BTW, America isn't a villain in my eyes. It is, by far and away, the greatest nation on this planet (but really, that is akin to be valedictorian of summer school). I would just like her to act as an example of peace and prosperity rather than a nation to fear. I really like the USA, and I plan to make my home there after Korea, but I do fear for the path she is on. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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