11/10/2012
Different View of the Small Stuff
Over the past few years, there has been a change of attitude about the security of Government installations in other countries. I won't go back to the times Teddy Roosevelt sent the Marines in strange places but I will go back to Iran where our Embassy was invaded and hostages taken. If a country does not provide security for our installation there, why do we send people there? Tell those countries that they will not have our presence in their country. (and our foreign aide) If they do not provide security and protection why do we spend one moment trying to provide them with a place in New York that is safe. Overrun one of my embassies, and I will throw you out of my country is not a too strong position for me. Unless the UN and the USA start taking a hard line on this, things will continue to get worse.
I do not believe in complete isolationism but I do believe that places that do not perform their duty to other embassies should not benefit from our help. Other countries should also join in when one is attacked. Now that we have been brought face to face with the inevitable downfall of our economy without a lot of hard work, why so we continue to send dollars to other places, especially those that don't treat us as friends.
There are people in the world that hate me. I do not spend one minute trying to curry favor with them or spend one $ trying to influence their opinion. Why does the USA work so hard to do just that?
I think the old saying that says - "Work for peace but prepare for war." Is that such a bad saying?
For the next year, we will be forced to focus on the hard problems here at home. Iran, Afghanistan, and any other country that causes us to lift our focus from here at home is just out of luck.
MUD
I do not believe in complete isolationism but I do believe that places that do not perform their duty to other embassies should not benefit from our help. Other countries should also join in when one is attacked. Now that we have been brought face to face with the inevitable downfall of our economy without a lot of hard work, why so we continue to send dollars to other places, especially those that don't treat us as friends.
There are people in the world that hate me. I do not spend one minute trying to curry favor with them or spend one $ trying to influence their opinion. Why does the USA work so hard to do just that?
I think the old saying that says - "Work for peace but prepare for war." Is that such a bad saying?
For the next year, we will be forced to focus on the hard problems here at home. Iran, Afghanistan, and any other country that causes us to lift our focus from here at home is just out of luck.
MUD
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