I think we are a great nation and a good people, but I am in total opposition to U.S. hegemony. I support the ideals embodied in George Washington's Farewell Address.
We should be an example for the world, not a policeman.
Deterence worked.
logician reminded us that we didn't need to post graphics, but you can't possibly think that this statement could go unchallenged. Please clarify in what way it worked against Al-Qaeda.
We should be an example for the world, not a policeman.
Deterence worked.
Deterence worked? You mean "working"? Deterence perfectly describes the Bush doctrine of preeminence.
As for Wahington... discover time travel, go back 200+ years and then show the President a video clip of Hiroshima and 9/11... then see how he changes his farewell address.
I'm sure you're not claiming to Mr. Washington divine omniscience, are you? And, after all, it was just a farwell address, not an ammendment to the Constitution? Unless Mr. Washington also layed claim to sinless perfection (did he really tell the truth about chopping down the cherry tree?), we would do well to understand his words in the context of their time.