>>You make my point. I think it has truly escaped you how much our place in the world has slipped. Bellicose attitudes like yours -- follow us or STFU -- are a big part of the reason. And you want to blame it all on "the liberals." Amazing.
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>It is a difference of opinion on what is best for this country. From your posts, I think you feel repairing our standing in the world's view outweighs anything else. Others disagree and feel there are more important issues and sacrificing those issues in order to repair how the world views us is not a good idea.

I never said it outweighs anything else. It's just something we need to repair, if only for our own self-interest. It does not serve our purposes to be disrespected and even mocked by citizens of other countries.