MortyJ378

Reply to Why I'm a single-issue voter in Politics JoeUser Forums

"But the US could IF NECESSARY get away with a bare minimum of trade wtih the rest of the world - and the rest of the world would fall apart." That's not really true... if other countries were to withdraw funding from America then the US couldn't sustain themselves (and vice versea), but that's how a world economy works. I think the key to building upon the US's current success (it being a world power) is to build on foreign policy and if tha

Reply to Why I'm a single-issue voter in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Looking after the American People in the world takes a leader with a strong vision and strong principles, because the American People don't pay attention to the world, they're too busy making America a better place in their own way." A typical American viewpoint - ignore the rest of the world, only care about Number #1. Bush has done SO much damage to the foreign opinion of the US - unfortunately for America it is not the only country in the world, it relies on trade and surprisingly e