[Fester Chugabrew]

"Who is America, after all, to tell the world how it should live: if local populations prefer their Marxist tyrannies or their theocratic dictatorships, where does the United States get the right to bully them into personal freedom and private economic security?"

Egads. This question is not all that unreasonable. Our heritage can no more be forced upon an unwilling world than a naked Janet Reno could be forced into my bed. Sheez. Our own citizens have a woeful ignorance and disregard for liberty, let alone the camel-jockey thugs of the world. Yet we are willing to believe the world will welcome "personal freedom and economic security" with open arms.

Call me an isolationist, but I truly believe the larger part of mankind is dumber than our forefathers.

[Texasforever]

Egads. This question is not all that unreasonable. Our heritage can no more be forced upon an unwilling world

Just exactly where on this earth are we "forcing" our heritage on other countries?

[GeronL]

You can't 'force' freedom on someone.

[driftless]

Naked Janet Reno?!!? Thanks a lot, I was just starting to eat breakfast.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Call me an isolationist, but I truly believe the larger part of mankind is dumber than our forefathers."

Interesting, I especially like the forefathers comment. I'll probably use that sometime.