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g.l.amour · 03-07-2003, 06:20 PM

well, my gut feeling has always been along with the US, as far as there are friends in foreign politics... the US has never failed to protect and help us. i know who got us through the cold war. i know how anxious my parents were of the russians being away for only a couple of 100 kms.

so pls pls pls, dont boil it down to US against Europe. boil it down to for and against. there is a fair share of all opinions in all countries of free opinion.

after reading that first link i posted of that Kagan dude it became ever so clear. most european countries (where germany and france wish to take up their long gone role of countries of world importance) think in european peace terms related to the rest of the world. it doesnt work that way. we had US occupation force stabilise our continent after WW2 if it weren't for that...

so we have our perpetual peace as Kant once found a contradictio in terminis. the US - UK gave the european continent their perpetual peace. seems weird that some political leaders have forgotten why the rest of the world sometimes doesn't listen to kind motivating words. we live in an amusement park, those rules can't be projected into a jungle.

anyway, bush isn't so stupid to think that foreign politic will save his arse. we might assume that he knows some facts that we don't know. one should logically assume that he calculates the war cost to be quickly repayed after that war.

i don't proclaim to be a capitalist pig, but i like my job, i don't mind paying for some less fortunate ppl in my country. but i'd like to keep my job. and if one might follow some left wing extremists in my country and we bully the US out of our Antwerp world port and such. woohoo, another economic blow onto a country like mine that already suffered greatly along with the US on economic terms.

so would i like an ideal world where i can make choices onto my conscience. sure i would like that. i'd first like to assure myself and loved ones a steady income so we can build houses and families. sure call me an egoist.

03-07-2003, 06:20 PM	#45
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	well, my gut feeling has always been along with the US, as far as there are friends in foreign politics... the US has never failed to protect and help us. i know who got us through the cold war. i know how anxious my parents were of the russians being away for only a couple of 100 kms. so pls pls pls, dont boil it down to US against Europe. boil it down to for and against. there is a fair share of all opinions in all countries of free opinion. after reading that first link i posted of that Kagan dude it became ever so clear. most european countries (where germany and france wish to take up their long gone role of countries of world importance) think in european peace terms related to the rest of the world. it doesnt work that way. we had US occupation force stabilise our continent after WW2 if it weren't for that... so we have our perpetual peace as Kant once found a contradictio in terminis. the US - UK gave the european continent their perpetual peace. seems weird that some political leaders have forgotten why the rest of the world sometimes doesn't listen to kind motivating words. we live in an amusement park, those rules can't be projected into a jungle. anyway, bush isn't so stupid to think that foreign politic will save his arse. we might assume that he knows some facts that we don't know. one should logically assume that he calculates the war cost to be quickly repayed after that war. i don't proclaim to be a capitalist pig, but i like my job, i don't mind paying for some less fortunate ppl in my country. but i'd like to keep my job. and if one might follow some left wing extremists in my country and we bully the US out of our Antwerp world port and such. woohoo, another economic blow onto a country like mine that already suffered greatly along with the US on economic terms. so would i like an ideal world where i can make choices onto my conscience. sure i would like that. i'd first like to assure myself and loved ones a steady income so we can build houses and families. sure call me an egoist. __________________ yo soy un tiburón