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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