[Austin Willard Wright]

World protector? Does this include:

Building up Bin Laden's group in the 1980s through U.S. tax money.

Paying 42 million in U.S. tax dollars earlier this year to the Taliban for drug eradication efforts.

Supporting Saddam against Iran.

Providing aid to the Islamic fanatics in Afghanistan *before* the Soviet troops intervened.

Supporting Noreiga, before be became "the next Hitler" that is.

Supporting Islamic extremists who happen to be Albanians in their quest to create a Greater Albania.

[johnqueuepublic]

"Building up Bin Laden's group in the 1980s through U.S. tax money."
Easy one we supported the Mujahadeen (not necessarily Usama) to defeat the Soviets who invaded, thus precipitating the death of the evil empire.

"Supporting Saddam against Iran."
You cant see the brilliance of pitting two evil despots against each other?

"Providing aid to the Islamic fanatics in Afghanistan *before* the Soviet troops intervened."
BS Austin totally groundless charge

"Supporting Noreiga, before be became "the next Hitler" that is."
Isnt old Pineapple face in a US jail right now??

"Supporting Islamic extremists who happen to be Albanians in their quest to create a Greater Albania."
This is Clinton's legacy Austin - did you vote for him?

[ignatz_q]

World protector? Does this include: etc.

No, it mostly includes things like working with Winston Churchill to save western civilization. Your point is well taken, though. Perhaps I should have written that some of our finest moments, as well as some of our darkest moments, have been when we have participated actively in international affairs.