Wouldn't it be nice

[mpholland]

...if we could quit playing world police and focus on getting our shit together at home for a while?

How are we supposed to set an example and get any kind of respect from other countries if we can't even take care of our own problems? We are like a bully from a broken home, or the shrink who tries to fix others and can't even sort out their own life. I really think our country has regressed to a pitiful low while trying to stay in the spotlight and look pretty. If we aren't already, we will soon be the laughing stock of the world. I can hear it now..."at least we aren't as fucked up as the United States".

[4-2-7]

We are doing that now as far as foreign policy goes.

Hows that working out?

As far as taking care of our own backyard that's not happening at all.

[bobabode]

They've been saying that for years my friend. I'd heard it from friends in Stockholm back in '86 when I visited there. We still are a popular place to visit but I imagine and fear it's like visiting Roma back in the waning days of the Pax Romana.