good article.  i actually read it quite thoroughly and esp enjoyed the part where they went on about how after the second world war truman & FDR and also Marshall did to promote international treaties and reunite the international community rather than draw back from it like what Bush is currently doing.
| quote: | "Today I weep for my country," said West Virginia Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd. "No more is the image of America one of strong, yet benevolent peacekeeper. ... Around the globe, our friends mistrust us, our word is disputed, our intentions are questioned.
"We flaunt our superpower status with arrogance," Byrd said, adding: "After war has ended the United States will have to rebuild much more than the country of Iraq. We will have to rebuild America's image around the globe."Byrd, a leading foe on Capitol Hill of war with Iraq, spoke in a nearly empty Senate chamber about four hours before Bush's 8 p.m. EST deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face a U.S.-led invasion.
"May God continue to bless the United States of America in the troubled days ahead, and may we somehow recapture the vision which for the present eludes us," Byrd said
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taken from the article posted on the washington post site. i personally concur w/ Sen. Robert Byrd's stance. he told it as it is, the image the US gov`t has globally, is that its arrogant and is riding on its high horse and lacks morality.
anyways thanx for the enticing article
-BLuEOcEaN420
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Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
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