Sunday, October 26, 2008
The World Wants...
It is no secret that many in the United Nations and the rest of the world are crossing their fingers for an Obama victory this election. Naturally as a Republican ( a moderate one so please don't bite my head off), I have some disdain for the UN and its inability to get things done. Now that doesnt mean that I don't have respect for the fundamentals of the UN and its purpose, and of course I'm for multilateralism. But what I am definitely for first is America, and while I don't wholeheartedly support the Iraq War or current administration, sometimes I do believe that this nation is forced to do things that are unpopular with the rest of the world. Don't want to sound like a pessimist or too pragmatic, but the reality is that if we don't do some of these things, other nations with worse agendas than our own are going to go ahead and do them. If Obama wins (and it certainly looks that way even if John McCain has something to say about that) I sincerely hope that he will fulfill the hopes of the rest of the world, but not before he watches over the interest of America first.
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Thank you for sharing your political views and bringing up the issue of America's role in the world and how it will be important in the future.
I agree with what you are saying to some degree, and I am a liberal. I think it is very important to help countries in need but not at the risk of the well being of Americans. If I remember correctly, during Hurricane Katrina, Bush was not able to spend as much money to help victims as they needed because of the war in Iraq. Very interesting point. I think there's a very big gray area for this topic.
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