No, that's crazy talk man. Why would you ever engage in diplomacy?

Isolationism is yet another word that has been corrupted by the current government. This is one of the reasons I was cautiously optimistic about W (as much as I loathed him) back when he was originally on the campaign trail; I assumed, wrongly, that what he meant by "isolationism" is what I, and many before me, have meant by the term.

Isolationism has fuck-all to do with foreign policy, free trade, or anything else. Hell, isolationism encourages trade and good relations pretty much by definition unless your nation is completely self-sufficient (which ours obviously isn't). All isolationism is, as a stance, is the prime directive. "We won't mess with your culture. Please try to avoid messing with ours." It was Wilson's doctrine before we got into WWI, and it was a good'un. (Without it, Japan might still be a closed nation...)

Bush's definition seems to be "the whole world should look exactly like us. That way, when I say 'bring the troops home' on the campaign trail, what I really mean is we're going to make Iraq the fifty-first state."

If I could vote down south, he'd get my nod.

Dialog is whats needed, around the world. Even if that is "geez chavez, yer an asshole"

:D

I had such high hopes for Obama, but it seems like so many people (mostly democrats) are doing anything in their power to make him appear the fool. My best hope now, I think, is that Clinton wins the primary (ugh), but Obama runs as an independent. Maybe he could beat her. But I don't know.

All you have to do is read Bush's campaign promises in 2000 or the Democrat Congressional promises in 2006 to see how much water truth holds for people trying to get elected.

If you vote Dem. or Pub. You are part of the problem.

When I saw it on CNN this morning, I rolled my eyes. "Hillary's answer was more nuanced and cautious," or something like was uttered by Madeline Albright.

So, apparently it was a test with a correct answer! And you have to deliver a caveat with your yes.

*rolls eyes again*

Obama's critics, especially in the Republican Party don't want peace or diplomacy. They want more wars. Hasn't that been made clear?

Supporting the military-industrial complex is big business. You only need to look at Halliburton's stock.

Hear hear!