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When will all nations be one?
Saturday, March 8, 2008 6:38 AM PST
So much for change. Hillary Clinton's "3 a.m. response" to the illegal invasion of Ecuador (an organization of the American states ally whom we are pledged to defend) was to first condemn the president of Venezuela (whom the U.S. has many times tried to depose).
Then to pledge our support for Columbia (the invading country) whom we have given years of enormous military assistance.
Barak Obama was not a whole lot better, calling for an end to hostile talk and calling for assistance from neighboring states. He did not ask for the U.S. to take a leading role in this hemispheric crisis, nor suggest our support of our treaty ally that had been invaded. Who is it that can expect the U.S. to uphold its end of an international treaty?
When will we ever assume an international position of being one (and not the only one) of a community of nations learning how to dialog and live at peace with each other? I was in hopes that this was the change that was being talked about in our election rhetoric.
Art Raab
Lodi
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The Blimp wrote on Mar 13, 2008 9:11 AM:
metric Time System wrote on Mar 13, 2008 8:58 AM:
OTH wrote on Mar 9, 2008 11:14 PM:
Brian wrote on Mar 9, 2008 7:39 PM:
" The author wrote, 'When will we ever assume an international position of being one (and not the only one) of a community of nations learning how to dialog and live at peace with each other?'
Art, I admire your optimism; but what you are imagining is considered Utopia. With human nature as it now is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the world you are seeking will never exist. "
Here Here Again. Humans are born into sin. A utopia means no more progress to me. Heaven on Earth!? Yeah Right! "
voter wrote on Mar 9, 2008 5:58 PM:
OTH wrote on Mar 9, 2008 5:21 PM:
danielh wrote on Mar 9, 2008 3:37 PM:
danielh wrote on Mar 9, 2008 3:36 PM:
danielh wrote on Mar 9, 2008 3:34 PM:
Examples: Dr. Robert Pastor is not elected to any position in government whatsoever. He was used by Clinton to draft NAFTA, and during the Bush administration, he is not formally associated with Pres. Bush's staff.
Pastor is probably the chief architect behind the North American Union.
Within the senate, several key members are wearing two hats, eg. Feinstein, Kerry, Kennedy. "
danielh wrote on Mar 9, 2008 3:29 PM:
T & C wrote on Mar 9, 2008 11:37 AM:
T & C wrote on Mar 9, 2008 11:37 AM:
voter wrote on Mar 8, 2008 9:24 PM:
OTH wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:20 PM:
OTH wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:19 PM:
citizen wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:13 PM:
citizen wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:11 PM:
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 7:50 PM:
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 7:49 PM:
Not me.
This letter is cooperative with an extremely powerful Washington agenda, so I am suspicious of where this letter came from. "
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 7:45 PM:
Compliance is attained either by signature (treaties), handshake (SPP), or war.
There is nothing good or cooperative about any of these. "
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 7:45 PM:
Politicians and lawyers use a different dictionary than the ones that are given to ordinary regular class citizens. For example, IRS code runs a whole gamut of words that have different meaning to the IRS than to ordinary people. E.g. "person," "employee," "employer," "residence," "income."
In most ordinary people, “internationalism” and “globalism” make us think about cooperation with foreign governments in politics and in economics.
…continued.
"
voter wrote on Mar 8, 2008 6:27 PM:
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 2:58 PM:
How can one advocate this objective, and who does one propose to be the leader?
What inalienable rights would there be? Conversely, I admit it is questionable whether we have inalienable rights under our current system or not. "
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 2:55 PM:
However, "foreign aid" supports regimes that are causing problems, and our US military is used to put down regimes that will not unify.
Meanwhile, we look around the world and see war and accuse bogey men or fictitious enemies for being responsible.
There is nothing isolationist about protecting America's borders, and protecting America's economics. "
wiley wrote on Mar 8, 2008 10:34 AM:
girard74 wrote on Mar 8, 2008 9:11 AM:
But, it'll be thought-provoking!!! "
voter wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:43 AM:
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:10 AM:
danielh wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:08 AM:
girard74 wrote on Mar 8, 2008 7:03 AM:
Art, I admire your optimism; but what you are imagining is considered Utopia. With human nature as it now is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the world you are seeking will never exist. "
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