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To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (68390)	3/9/2003 11:34:42 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) of 70976

> I think you and Sun have missed my point. For all of human history, the more powerful conquered the less powerful... I see your point. Yes this is true. Certainly US did better than many had done in times of past. Of course you could also say that at the end of WWII the world had seen enough blood and did not want to see more of it. You could also say that we found a more efficient way to build our empire (more like the Vikings than Romans). Still, we get credit for not doing it the way Soviets did. So yes, we were better. > The supposed fear of terrorism is prompting this administration to use our pre-eminent position of power in ways that were rejected after WW2. I am not sure if this is accurate. From what I have read, this administration is fallowing Paul Wolfovitz's ideology. Which is basically now that we are the only superpower standing, we should do everything we can to maintain that superiority and use the power to reshape the world in the way most profitable to us. Today I also read an "analysis" of US policy as being "Realistic" oriented. The analysis had so many flaws in it that I did not bother to write a refutation to. But it seems that many buy into it. "Realist" politics was defined as a zero sum game in which someone makes it to the top because the previous guy at the top didn't manage to destroy the runner up. Everybody else was then either fallowing the "minimalist" path or "maximalist" path. Either way it was do as the top dog and live, go against him and die. I've also listened to many senators and policy makers. They all harp on variations of these themes. But when you see through all the hype and justifications, these are all arguments for law of the jungle. They all have too dark a view of the world. However, just as most nations have evolved to replace acts of pure self interest with the rule of law, so will the international community eventually come to believe that. The sooner our policy makers see that inevitable destination, the sooner we can get there and with much less bloodshed. Sun Tzu

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