>>Well, I think there's gotta be a better middle-ground between the foolish isolationism that led to WW2, for example, and the equally nutty imperialism that led us into Vietnam...
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>I don't think this is a case of imperialism. We do not want to be there any longer than is necessary. Although we could certainly use it, we are not going to take the oil there.

My turn... do you really believe that?