Posted on 05/25/2004 6:13:26 PM PDT by presidio9
Edited on 05/27/2004 8:56:51 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
John Kerry says America shouldn't cut and run. George Bush says America mustn't. But we don't have to retreat ignominiously from the war on terrorism and from our other international responsibilities and commitments; we can recuse ourselves. We can explain to the court of global public opinion that, because America possesses the largest economy, the widest network of business relationships, and the only effective military force on earth, we have too great a vested interest in world events to render fair and impartial judgment. On every issue of geopolitical adjudication, from 9/11 to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, America is a jury of cops and crime victims. A change in venire has already been called for by noisy street protestors, France and suchlike. Let's accede to the pre-emptory challenge and go home.
The benefits will be immediate. We can cut $300 billion from our defense budget. This will be almost enough to pay for the aging baby boomers' prescription drug benefits, which can now include Levitra, Botox and medicinal cannabis.
America will enjoy cleaner air and less traffic congestion as oil goes to $200 a barrel due to chaos in the Middle East. A U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East will cause chaos, of course. Then again, a U.S. intervention in the Middle East has caused chaos already. And, during those periods of history when the U.S. was neither intervening in nor withdrawing from the Middle East, there was . . . chaos. The situation is akin to the famous complaint women have against men: failure to acknowledge that not every problem can be fixed. Sometimes the best thing is just a little sympathy. America had everyone's sympathy after the World Trade towers were attacked. We can get that sympathy back if we limit our foreign policy objectives to whining.
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I want to be a party reptile too. Please ping me.
Loved "Parliament of Whores" and "Give War a Chance."
Imagine a world where the U.S.A. is so admired that people by the millions want nothing more than to come to America and recuse themselves from global entanglements.
LOL!
Add me to the PJ Ping list please
Please add me to the ping list.
LOL I'll be glad to add all of you, but keep in mind this isn't a ping list solely about P.J. It's a list about various adult shenanigans and hijinks. You'll be pinged to articles about beautiful women, strip clubs, HOOTERS restaurants, and midget exotic dancers. :-) If you've changed your mind, just let me know.
Add me to the Ping! list, please. :)
Thanks for the ping, B, and thanks for posting the remainder of the article, p9.
CD
Please add me to your ping list. Thanks!
midgets?
Oh well, its a big tent
I especially loved, "Eat the Rich"; the man is talkin' right TO ME.
That's hilarious!
Will you put me on your ping list, please, kind sir?
It has. :-)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1139828/posts
Please put me on the list.
I was a P.J. O'Rourke Republican before I was a South Park Republican.
Well, it sounds like a huge sacrifice on my part, but damnit somebody has got to do the dirty work. So, you better add me to the PJ ping list (Especially the Hooters and strip club stuff!)
I enjoyed Parliment. I like the quote (and I paraphrase) Giving more power to Government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenagers.
Thanks.
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