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Originally Posted by Dean
If we mind our own buniness and stay out of other people's countries, religions, etc we may gain some respect, or at least lose some hate points. There will always be people who hate us for what we have, but we create teh rest of the hate by sticking our noses into things we have no busness being involved with.
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This is a double edged sword, I agree with the premise, but where does Humanitarian Involvement fall in this category. We constantly cater to countries that need humanitarian support, not just emergency, but everyday life support. We would lose just as much respect by not being involved. I would imagine that many Iraqis feel the war effort in Iraq is just as much Humanitarian as it is Military.
JC does make a good point in the comment about America not adapting to the new world, China has refocused its resources on making China better while not focusing on hunger, strife, etc.. around the world.