On 27-Jan-09 2:55, John VanSickle wrote:
> Phil Cook v2 wrote:
>
>>> Perhaps he noted that courting world opinion required the chronic
>>> habit of making unrewarded sacrifices and unreciprocated concessions.
>>
>> Um when has America ever courted world opinion when there hasn't been
>> something in it for America?
>
> Um why should we?
He might have phrased that like: "when has America ever courted world
opinion when there hasn't been something in it for America just now?"
with the obvious answer to your question: "because it would make the
world safer and that will ultimately pay off to the US as well".
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