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To: RetiredNow who wrote (542853)	1/11/2010 1:33:07 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575175

Mindmeld, > Canada and Japan are two others who have left the fighting to everyone else in the last 60 years. Canada isn't a real country anyway. ;-) (tm South Park) Japan is understandable given what they did in WWII. No one wants to see Japan arm themselves again (though North Korea might force Japan to do just that). > As such, there are many countries that are free riding. My proposal is for us to pull back a little and force the free riders to pay their share. They're not going to "pay their share." They'll be more than happy to let our enemies attack us while they stay out of the way. Look at Spain cutting and running after their 3/11. We are responsible for our security. The fact that other countries can "free ride" is a testament to American exceptionalism. Of course, many Americans resent the concept of exceptionalism, especially liberals. Tenchusatsu