> As such, the existence > of the US use of force should not make anyone feel that the US is insular,
the insular comment wasn't about that, it was about the 'devil america' comment. Since the Uk and other countries have been involved in the killing in Afghanistan, it was not approapriate and did nothing to asuage the feeling of America being insular. sometimes I really think that english and american are totally different languages. > > since we're trying to rid the world of that which seeks to destroy not > only us but many other countries as well, and we're the only nation that > has the ability to do it. > I am really not sure that this is true. With the recent announcements about the us of nukes, if need be, and the UK's compliance with this, it would seem we all have far much more to fear from our own countries.