hypocalypse

samir: Impossible question, but after reading his article, something struck me:

As an American, I said, I appreciated each nation’s embrace of the United States as a friend and ally. However, as a strong believer in the rule of law, I deplored the trend among America’s so-called friends to facilitate a needless confrontation which would severely harm the U.S. in the long run. These nations were hesitant to stand up to the United States even though they knew the course of action planned for Iraq was wrong. Such permissive submission was deplorable, and invariably led to a comment from me about the status of genuine sovereignty in the face of American imperial power.

A bit naive, Mr. Ritter. They want to see the US take it down a notch and the only way that will happen, is if we break our own back during the fall. Don't forget that we compete with our friends and allies for, well, stuff. Stuff you can eat, stuff you can buy, stuff you can put in your cars gas tank. We tend to win a lot. They wouldn't mind if we stopped winning so much stuff. That leaves more stuff for them to win. After all, it's Iraqi lives that will have to spent for this to happen. But unless you're a friend of the Iraqi people, why should that matter?