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Both Sides of Their Mouths

Enough is enough. All over the globe, American is bad mouthed as the most meddlesome, power-hungry, warmongering nation in the world. YET, when the world wants something done and they want it done right, they come calling, expecting the US to foot the bill and do the heavy lifting. Case in point: Libya. We have absolutely no reason to be involved there. And getting other nations to take the lead after we too-hastily put our foot in the door, is as difficult as pulling teeth.
My opinion: Our troops and technology are for defending our interests. It's OK to help out when we can. But let the rich nations of that region and the interested parties deal with Libya and every other little red-neck ruler that wants to squawk and cause problems.
OK. I feel better.
Note to my dem-lib readers: Don't bring up Iraq. I don't think we should have gone there either.

posted on Mar 25, 2011 9:42 AM ()

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I'm with you on this one!! In fact, I just commented on Dottie's post about my opinion. And consider the cost!
comment by solitaire on Mar 27, 2011 7:22 AM ()
There appears to be no sanity in politics.
comment by elderjane on Mar 27, 2011 5:51 AM ()
One of OUR problems is that our politicians talk out of both sides of their mouth--they want things done but if the other party president does it then it is wrong!
comment by greatmartin on Mar 25, 2011 5:13 PM ()
I hear ya, Martin, but it happens on both sides of the aisle for years now.
reply by jerms on Mar 25, 2011 8:53 PM ()
I know what you mean, somewhere America took on that big daddy image, no doubt going clear back to the aftermath of the world wars when our country wasn't reeling from death and destruction on the home front as was experienced in Europe. I think there was a certain amount of pride in being viewed as having the resources to rush in with assistance, and we don't want to get started here on the foreign aid that has been doled out for decades in an attempt to keep various countries on our side.
comment by troutbend on Mar 25, 2011 4:28 PM ()
MyBloggers 'crowd' is an oxymoron.
reply by troutbend on Mar 25, 2011 11:03 PM ()
Even more frustrating is the silence of the MyBloggers crowd. If this had been Bush, there would be no end to the ranting posts.
I'm tired of policing the world. Let other work together to solve their problems. If it affects us, we should do our part, not more, not less.
reply by jerms on Mar 25, 2011 8:52 PM ()
I hope you can see that Obama's naysayers are enthusiastic about initiatives until he takes them, then they criticize him for acting.
comment by tealstar on Mar 25, 2011 11:10 AM ()
I don't deny that. My point has more to do with America's approach under BOTH administrations, in fact for many years now.
reply by jerms on Mar 25, 2011 12:33 PM ()

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