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Gurkha · #1 11-21-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

It seems as though the founding fathers of this country had the right idea. They thought it prudent to keep out of the internal affairs of other countries and to avoid alliances with them. For most of our history getting involved in such things has not worked out too well.

Exactly...........unless we have strong proven and not concocted evidence that the country is downright hostile to us and in a state of launching an all out war, its just not worth it and in any case, a economic stranglehold works wonder and US has all the clout to do so with total impunity.

csp97 · #2 11-21-2007, 01:05 PM

Nothing like a bunch of Marines to bring peace to the Middle East.

How many divisions does Al Queda have right now anyway?

guage · #3 11-21-2007, 01:29 PM

I wonder if our Armed Service branches are having a hard-time meeting recruitment goals?

dynalow · #4 11-21-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by guage

I wonder if our Armed Service branches are having a hard-time meeting recruitment goals?

I'm not sure this answers your question, but..

http://www.army.mil/recruitingandretention/

aklim · #5 11-21-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Gurkha

a economic stranglehold works wonder and US has all the clout to do so with total impunity.

Sometimes it works. Not always.

Botnst · #6 11-21-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Sometimes it works. Not always.

I don't think it has ever worked worth a damn. We tried to destroy Cuba with it and over 40 years later, our best hope for change in Cuba remains what it was back then: death of Fearless Leader. No other country was so ompletely bottled-up economically by the USA. It's a dumb strategy in Cuba and it's dumb anywhere else.

The best use fo economic power is empowering the middle class of adversary government through free trade. That actually has worked many times over the past 200 years or so.