Posted on 08/25/2006 1:54:55 PM PDT by Renfield
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France and Iran, to name just two powers, may have the appetite for empire but not the teeth. And America by contrast and despite Niall Ferguson's longing for a strong hand in the world, may have the teeth but not the appetite. If the European Union project could called putting a French jockey atop a German horse, the attempt to create an "international" world order might be described as a scheme to harness American muscle to a transnational agenda. Unfortunately and to the everlasting resentment of internationalists, the US refused to put its economy and military at the service of its environmental, cultural and political projects. And although certain legal scholars now consider the US Constitution subordinate to International Law, that movement probably won't go anywhere either. Eventually blame for the ruin of Kyoto, the UN and probably the EU -- those shining international palaces in the sky -- will probably be put down to American reluctance to play along. As Eros said in Plan 9 from Outer Space to the earthlings after they refused to appreicate the brilliance of his scheme to turn the dead from Southern California cemetaries into zombies: "You see? You see? You're stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!"
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