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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (226593)2/12/2002 8:31:45 PM
From: JEB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
They don't need our help. They're turning conservative on their own.



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (226593)2/12/2002 9:47:57 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
re: "they need our help. They've been in existance for more than a 1000 years, we about 225. We jingoists know what's good for them, er, us"

In defense of American "jinhoists". IMHO, American military presence (and domination) in Western Europe has been a very stabilizing. Though I'm not an expert in European history, I cannot think of a equivalent period of time (in the past 1000 years) where Western Europe was at peace.