>Oh dear. You ask why so many people dislike the U.S and then you answer your own question:
>"We all want what is best for this country and by extension, the world as a whole."
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>Actually, Marshall McLuhan was right when he said that the world is a global village. Any country (except the Muslim extremists), not just the US, would want what is best for itself and by extension, the world as a whole. <s> Like it or not, on this planet we are all interconnected.

All countries want what they think is best for themselves. But, as I wrote to Tracy, few would claim that what is best for them is neccessarily, or even likely to be, best for the world.