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Friday, January 06, 2006

Islam fails the test

01-26-06

Americans fit into the world in a special way. For years we have been the good guys, jumping to solve every problem. According to several critics, especially our friends the British, we have become rather heavy handed. To them (and to others) the impression is that we assume authority to police other nations when we shouldn't. This makes even our friends uncomfortable.

The "bull-in-a-china-chop" American attitude is hurting our relations with many countries. We are strong. When something in the world is unacceptable, we have the ability to something about it. We can and do use our power when needed, and in most cases we are not arrogantly pressing our power. In fact we go out of our way to step lightly. America has a long history of being extra careful and cautious. There have been only a few issues that can be counted on to prompt American displays of power:

Nuclear proliferation.
Chemical warfare.
Terrorism.

We consider all three of these to be threats to America. Ideally an organization of nations that agree with us would function together as a policeman. The design of the United Nations ensures that it can never do so. It is time to develop and alternative. As it stands, when America is threatened by the actions of another nation, particularly in the three areas mentioned, we go begging for a coalition of support. This is not right. Condoleeza Rice might, for example, provide the leadership to form a "NATO" type organization to combat the current threat of radical Islamo-faschists. They are everyone's enemy and must be stopped.

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posted by Notes From Dixon # 2:05 PM

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