Call me an isolationist or whatever you want, but I am focused upon problems here at home

[bluestateguy]

I don't believe we should be meddling with every little issue around the world, or for that matter even taking a position on every issue around the world. Neutrality can sometimes be a perfectly respectable course of action.

So I will remain focused upon what I was focused upon last week: the oil spill and the economy, and that's about it.

[DrDan]

1. how about education, the failing infrastructure, impotent lawmakers, questionable elections

plenty of problems here at home - that is for sure.

[bluestateguy]

8. I'll say yes to 3 out of those 4

As for the impotent lawmakers, I think that is more of a problem for their wives, mistresses and doctors.

[Webster Green]

2. Fail.

That's the dumbest thing I've read all week.

[Donnachaidh]

19. Opinions are like assholes - everyone's got one.

Personally, the only FAIL I see is someone snarking about someone else's opinions.

[LakeSamish706]

3. When supposed Democratic countries attack and kill innocent people

in International waters, it tends to garner my attention pretty quickly.

[msongs]

4. sorry, not enough profit in those issues for our corporations who run the government nt

[Octafish]

5. So, you don't know anybody who's died in Iraq or Afghanistan?

No friends of friends who've died there?

[laughingliberal]

16. Oh, well, that's different. I think the OP means other issues that are inconvenient

or don't make anyone rich should be ignored.

[Cleita]

6. I agree with you that we should be taking care of our own first before

we try to change everything wrong in the world. However, we can't ignore what's happening abroad because much that is happening over there affects us here as we have seen with the attacks on 9/11, the immigration issue and now the Gulf Oil disaster.

[yurbud]

7. Israel is our business as long as they are using our weapons and our money to kill people

we can ignore the implications of that, but their neighbors certainly don't.

[mzteris]

9. you might want to take a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g


I took it from the Political Video section : http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=470313&mesg_id=470328

[mikita]

12. missed that first time round...

thanks for re-posting!

[mzteris]

15. isn't it awesome?

I love the message.

I'm taking a look around the entire RSA website. I wonder if there's anything like it in the US?

[court jester]

10. k+r

http://newamericancentury.org/balkans.htm

[underseasurveyor]

11. You know it's OK to take care of what's in your own backyard, so to speak

I see that some here disagree with you. We all handle what we can and for some working on many issues at once works for them. We all have our special niches and abilities and that's where we can focus the best. Greater good radiates outward from there IMO.

I took a lot of heat for supporting more toward the animal rescue efforts after Katrina struck. I was told I was callous and cruel because I didn't care enough about people. It's not that I don't care about people, I do very much care, but animals are my strong point and I know that there were and are many good folks out there that are better about taking care of people and not animals.

I think it's a fair trade-off in the end to use our best skills and focus on what works best for us.

Together, everybody pitches in and helps where and how they can.... that's how it's done.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. That has been proved to be a losing position SO often it isn't even funny. -nt

[CreekDog]

14. .

[laughingliberal]

17. I agree. Can we get out of Iraq and Afghanistan now? nt

[Pakman]

18. what if we supply these countries with arms and lots of $$?

would you still not care?