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In reply to the discussion: Are You Tired of Being the World's Policeman? [View all]Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)41. Yeah. I have flat feet from walking the beat. Wait.
What am I talking about? I outsourced that job to my government which, on balance, has been a force for global justice and aspirations of free people even if Vietnam, Iraq, and other military adventures do fall on the other side of the ledger.
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One can be sure some in the MIC are cranking the numbers on profitability scenarios! n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#5
Seeing as how our "protection" of countries is like the Mafia's "protection" of businesses...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#6
The common mistake I think we all make is assuming if we weren't the "world's policeman" that the
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#8
The 'we' would be the same people as the 'our' referred to, in your own OP
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2014
#11
Well, the "we" is the United States. If you mean who is the "we" in terms of individual members
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#12
What was the purpose of Vietnam where we lost over 50,000 lives and they fought back
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#34
I'm not saying there is a valid justification for Vietnam or Iraq, but your assumption that none of
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#38
Interesting that this is the focus of some during Russias unprovoked war of aggression.
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#15
That line of reasoning does not work with individual citizens. I am not the government or the Bush
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#27
99% of the time that is what starts wars, protecting nations' business interests.
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#23
as long as we spend more on the military than the most of the rest of the world combined
usa liberal
Mar 2014
#25