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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (103466)	6/29/2003 7:18:37 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 281500

Better, yes. Likely, no. Sadly. An economic crisis might do it. In the 1930s, the U.S. withdrew, marginally, from its military positions in a number of places, mainly Latin America. But, it would have to be a crisis on the scale of the 1930s, or perhaps a deflationary spiral like today's Japan, to affect policy. And with globalization, a severe U.S. economic crisis would also mean similar or worse conditions in the battleground nations of the WarOnTerrorAndAnyoneElseWhoTalksBack. Which would increase the political/military tensions in those nations. So I'm not sure how it works out, on balance.