[Wilko]

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Originally Posted by Stammer

I'm from the US and I still don't understand why we think we should get all the nukes, chemical weapons, and what not and dictate to the world whom shal have them. Last time I checked we weren’t being lead by a bunch of honorable, intellectuals with a proper sense of justices and a good sense of judgment.

Also...

How can you assert that the USA is number one? Have you ever visited other countries? Do you know anything else about other countries and their people?

yes, the usa is #1... IMO. I'm an american.
and I feel safe with bush sitting on all the nuclear, bilogical, and chemical weapons the world has to offer. oOo: I understand what you guys are saying, and I do agree but ultimately this conflict of securities will best be solved thru world peace, which will probably never happen. but some of yous guys make the usa sound like a dicatorship where we can do anything, anytime, just because we feel like it.[/quote:9056d]

Uh...when was the last time America refrained from doing what it wanted, like, ever? Signing a treaty to not fortify the Phillipines in the 20's is the last time I can think of rolleyes:

Look, i don't want to turn this into a "Foreign Leftie bashing the US" thread, but i think most people would agree that America is generally irresponsible and arrogant with the amount of power it wields.
Invading Iraq against the wishes of the United Nations and all but a few sycophantic nations (including, regrettably, Australia :/) is a textbook example of this.

Hey Trip, you reckon we could borrow Helen Clark next time the Yanks come knocking? Howard is useless when dealing with Bush stupid: