>>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.
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>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.

That's an interpretation of my words that does not match my intention.