Gautam wrote:Fedral,
Precendence is not an excuse for posteriority. The global realities have changed.
This is the kind of psychological claptrap that has caused inaction in so many parts of the World. 'global realities' have NOT changed. The concepts of 'right' and 'wrong' have not changed. It's the lack of moral fibre that has near paralysed the World into ignoring their ability to do the 'RIGHT THING'.
Do I think we should get involved in other countries business?
Yes, if our national interests are at stake.
And when we do get involved, we need to do it with all the power and force our country can bring to bear on the problem.
We learned too late in WW2 the terrible price of not getting involved in World affairs sooner and 30+ million human beings payed the price.
Now that we are trying to prevent another situation like that from arising, the World moans and wrings their hands.
In 1941 it was:
"Why aren't the Americans here?"
In 2003 it is:
"Why are the Americans here?
The answer is , we learned our lesson the first time.