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To: Dayuhan who wrote (56890)	10/3/1999 9:17:00 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 108807

Would you say that the US has the right to "veto" any government selected by any country in our immediate vicinity? If in our national interest, YES. Would you grant a similar right to your opponents, in their vicinities? Of course not. That would never be in our interest. JLA

To: Dayuhan who wrote (56890)	10/3/1999 9:28:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

For some reason, I think this is an offshoot of the Monroe Doctrine, although that might not be right. I keep mulling over the phrase "spheres of influence," not sure if that's right, either. The issue we are dancing around here is what is right and proper for a soverign nation to do to maintain national security. The relationships between nations aren't governed by the same principles as the relationships between neighbors in a subdivision or town, probably because there is no higher authority to appeal to if one's neighbor nation appropriates one's property or interferes with one's quiet enjoyment of one's property. You can't call 911 if Cuba steals your car, you've got to get it back yourself, or do without.