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To: Garden Rose who wrote (218351)	2/14/2007 1:11:03 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

International law brings some order to the world What kind of order did it bring to Rwanda, or Somalia, or the Congo? How many millions died in those places? What kind of order in the Balkans? International law is a start, but it's sadly outdated, and because it's outdated, situations emerge that don't get the attention they deserve. If international law was more able to provide solutions to the problems posed by failed states and the world's few remaining rogue dictatorships - and let's face it, solutions to that sort of problem will often require a more flexible attitude toward sovereignty - there would be a lot less incentive for the US, or others, to act unilaterally.

To: Garden Rose who wrote (218351)	2/14/2007 1:18:29 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

By the way, the US should mind its own business rather than continually interferring in the affairs of other countries. Why? When the US inteferring in other countries can improve things, it should do so. Are you against the US-based Bill Gates Foundation attempting to interfere with the problem of malaria in Africa? Are you against US military forces preventing North Korea from invading South Korea? Are you against US-based IBM selling technology to 3rd world countries? If the US can improve things in other parts of the world, we should do so. Just because other parts of the world are not American is no reason to stop programs designed to improve other parts of the world.