There are lots of people that think black-and-white that it's just Saddam coming out of power and so it was a good outcome. They're ignoring other things because they think some magical Karma will balance that out. Patriotism has changed in definition and now it's exactly what you say it shouldn't be. It's another way to corner people by calling them un-patriotic, and it's synonymous with un-american.
I think the whole Middle East will get a big inflow of money for the US pull out. It won't be very trendy for a new government to go into there again. Syria isn't doing much right now anyway, why would you think that?
China is blanking media coverage. Most people who go abroad from there don't even know about Tiananmen square, and right now they're coming to the point where they're going to be a power to be reconned with. What's more, the CTBT wasn't going to be backed by Korea or China because the gun-ho Americans wouldn't drop their stance.
I'm sorry Fickle; but I walked away with a very sad view of the place. Maybe it's nicer where you are. Your regime change will go back to what the last government looked like. The best you can hope for is a president that does nothing eventful.
Take a look at Purple America (http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/PurpleAmericaPosterAll50.gif) if you want a look at the trends over the years. Don't they now say "if you vote for a 3rd party, you're throwing your vote away"?
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I think the whole Middle East will get a big inflow of money for the US pull out. It won't be very trendy for a new government to go into there again. Syria isn't doing much right now anyway, why would you think that?
China is blanking media coverage. Most people who go abroad from there don't even know about Tiananmen square, and right now they're coming to the point where they're going to be a power to be reconned with. What's more, the CTBT wasn't going to be backed by Korea or China because the gun-ho Americans wouldn't drop their stance.
I'm sorry Fickle; but I walked away with a very sad view of the place. Maybe it's nicer where you are. Your regime change will go back to what the last government looked like. The best you can hope for is a president that does nothing eventful.
Take a look at Purple America (http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/PurpleAmericaPosterAll50.gif) if you want a look at the trends over the years. Don't they now say "if you vote for a 3rd party, you're throwing your vote away"?