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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (18096)	4/26/2003 11:32:49 AM
From: philv	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 80981

Searle, the US collective mind sees the world from a different perspective. The US is good, most of the rest of the world is evil. From this righteous perspective, the manifest US destiny to finally "clean up" the world is cheered by all, and for any ally to go against this vision is akin to adultery, the US of course being the faithful one. The struggle between good & evil is an old one, and the US has no appetite for nay sayers after a string of victories all over the world, installing and instilling democracies and institutions to harmonize these countries with the New World Order. With each success, the US grows stronger and bolder in implementing this vision of a harmonized world. It started with the breakup and fall of the USSR, leaving the US as the world's only super power. The US is in no mood to pretend to share power, either with the Europeans or the United Nations. The bombing of the World Trade Center galvanized the resolve to becoming even more aggressive. The rest of the world, being without power, can only watch and utter their exasperation in soft tones, fearing they may attract undue attention. That is why the French, not known for their bowing and scrapping, are so utterly out of touch and "arrogant" And, it is not only the US undisputed military superiority, but also her economic power they fear. One feeds off the other, and when combined to a purpose, US hegemony is complete. It looks like US diplomacy will become even more strident in the future. They don't need the UN, certainly not France or Germany. Russia and China (the only nations who could offer resistance to US policy) are strangely mute. It seems to be evolving into an empire greater than any other before, an empire able to dominate the world. Are there events that could occur to set back this trend, or to cause the defeat/downfall of the US? I can think of some, but in the meantime, watching this giant stomping around the world, feeding and growing ever larger will be an awesome sight. I nominate Rumsfeld to replace Annan. (vbg)