Originally posted by: apoppin
So . . . we should pursue the policy of invading sovereign nations without UN approval - in a "preemptive strike" (kind of like the Japanese did at Pearl Harbor) - and just NOT CARE what the rest of the world thinks?
I think they will now UNITE in their hatred of US.
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I think that every country looks out for its own best interests.
The US may find that the best option is to do a pre-emptive strike against an enemy because it would be in our best interest.
Of course other nations will be against it, most likely because such a strike will not be in THEIR best interests.
But if such a strike did benefit them, they probably wouldn't be against it. Just look at Kuwait and Saudi Arabia... sure, they "officially" claim they want peace, but you know they want their aggressive neighbor brought down. Hence the permission to use their air bases. In addition, the USA is their single largest customer. I'm sure they don't earn such large amounts of money from Iraq. It is in their best interest to help us. And they are.
If you notice, I am not one of those people claiming that the US is striving to do all that is "right" in the world while these evil countries do all that is "wrong". I am simply claiming that everyone, regardless of who they are, acts in their OWN best interest.