I don't think it is rational at all. Why should the US be allowed to do anything anywhere regardless of
what the rest of the world thinks? We live in this world and have a responsibility to interact with
fairness, and have reasonable justification to the world community for actions outside or country.

Hell, even the UN said it was illegal to attack Iraq.

I don't beleive the US should wait for approval before defending itself. But Iraq was never a threat to the US.
That has been proved by a few different organizations & reports in the last few months. So we went after
Iraq on the basis of some 'threat', which was just trumped up justification for Bush to attack.

Like he said, 'They tried to kill my daddy'. Sounds more like a personal vendetta to me. Paid for by the life
lives of US troops.




>If I had a chance I would like to ask the president why he believes the US does not need to pass a global test or answer to anyone else in the world while other nations such as those in his "axis of evil" are required to do so. Can there be any answer other than that we can get away with it because we are stronger?
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>Since you sound like you are on the same page as the president on the rights of the US vs the rights of the rest of the world maybe you could help me understand his rational.
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>>Since this is the chatter section, I will state a small part of my political views. My political views are a mixture of the liberatarian/democrat/constitution/republican parties. However, the one thing I REALLY agree with George Bush on is national security. I strongly believe in U.S. sovereignity and I will never agree with giving the power of U.S. security over to any other nation or group of nations. I will never agree with any international court having jurisdiction over an american citizen before the U.S. courts. However, I believe in the absolute right of every woman to choose (I believe it is a religious decision between her and her god) and I believe in stemcell research. I believe in fewer taxes and a smaller government and more incentives for small businesses.
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>>Right now, since there is not a single candidate that I agree with completely, it is a question of which issues I feel are the most important today and which ones I am willing to put aside for now if necessary. To me, there is no question on that.
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>>I better stop there before I get myself into trouble. I've probably offended over half the membership already!
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