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Originally Posted by erect
Furthermore, we should go back to the constitution and say "fuck the rest of the world, we've got our own problems" No war, no negotiations, no moderation between Palestine/Israel .... nothing. Let businesses trade and spread good will. Be friends but not nation builders. It's fucking sad that Afghanistan, Iran, etc are even a topic in our debates.
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When your constitution was written was America reliant on the rest of the world as she is now? Did you owe trillions to China back then or were you so dependant on foreign oil that you happily supplied military hardware to dictatorships?
I might be wrong, but sometimes it seems that some people like to refer to the constitution in the same way as others use the bible or koran, without realising that it was written in a time when things were different.
I'm completely against isolationism, but regarding the middle east, I think it might be a good think if America kept out of it... completely. Stop selling (or rather giving) military aid to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt and most certainly stop the influence of the Zionist lobby groups in Washington. Not that they'll ever do that...
Tax breaks for the rich... so they can take the money they've saved and invest in cheap manufacturing in China? or buy up the public services in poor countries? Or spend it on lobbying more politicians to get more money to lobby more politicians to get more...