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To: Lane3 who wrote (151946)	12/20/2005 1:55:05 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794337

Yes, unilateralist, though isolationism seems to be a common theme too, which is understandable when one considers the low proportion of Americans who have a passport. The USA is so big and multifunctional that being isolationist would still leave plenty to go on with, unlike for the likes of Albania/North Korea which are too small to have all the goodies. Having the rest of the world as suppliers makes things much cheaper for Americans, but doesn't supply a lot that they couldn't otherwise enjoy. 2 billion Indians and Chinese working for low pay makes life very easy for wealthy Americans [meaning ALL Americans, including those below the "poverty line"]. I'll see if Google has numbers with passports. I've heard that before but don't know the details. I give up [can't find New Zealand passport numbers]. Here are USA passports issued gyford.com About 55% of Americans have passports. That's a higher proportion than I'd have guessed. That source seems a bit dodgy though. Mqurice