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Old 11-13-2007, 01:18 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
If there is ever a choice between making money or taking a moral stand, the USA will always choose the $. That's what I mean.
This is a point with which I disagree. People take "moral stands', countries do not. Nor should they.

Countries should always act based on self-interest. You appear to be judging nation-states on personal standards not on historical nation-state standards, a fundamental weakness of American politics. No great nation-state has ever taken the stance you propose. And none ever will.

Of course I disagree with your characterization as well.
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