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I'm what one could describe as being a semi-Libertarian myself with mostly Conservative leanings (I DON'T Believe Hard Drugs should be legalized at ALL), so I find what this guy said to be largely offensive in it's ignorance. So therefore I'll take on his quotes one by one....

"Thoughts on the American empire …

Is it an empire?

Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous."

Yep. Big Time. I hate to burst his bubble to say this but, Harry Baby, President Bush is NOT Senator Palpatine\Darth Sidious and Colin Powell hardly looks like Darth Vader. I think this guy has spent too much time watching Star Wars movies.

"But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask the foreigners, they make it clear that it's America's bullying foreign policy they detest."

Bullying Foreign Policy? I guess that's the new euphemism for our support of Israel and other Countries being "Bullied", South Korea, etc. by Tyrants and totalitarians from all sides of the political spectrum. Seems to me that we spent the better part of this century doing this, largely because the others were incapable of it and truthfully it was certainly in our Nation's interests to do so.

I GUESS HE KINDA FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE?

Oh, and I'll be glad to stick my head out on this one; The Arabs can whine all day long (and Guys like Mr. Browne) about this supposed "War for Oil" Crap. It's a load of BS. The war on terrorism is all about the United States Support for Israel. Period. If Israel wasn't around most of these issues could be worked out in other ways.

"....while our own government prohibits us from peaceful trading with dozens of countries..."

This sure as heck sounds like another plug for lifting the trade embargos on Cuba, Iraq and North Korea again....Those useful idiots will kill ya everytime!!!