Fair enough, I don’t want alienation, but it seems it’s all we’re capable of with Rice and the rest of the cabal.  We should just back off and play nice.  Florida eh?  You have my sympathy.

expat, I you’re claims are all valid and spot-on, but this doesn’t mean we can’t hope to change things towards a better future. I’m working in what little ways I can to influence my government, of which is Florida and has direct influence over Caribbean and South American countries, to re-examine our worker rights policies and trade policies. Little things are being done, but I want to focus on the big picture.

So...why the hell would they want to listen to anything we have to say?  They have oil; lots of it!  Oil is power....power over us...us, the wasteful, irresponsible, hedonistic, greedy, domineering, pre-emptive assholes, who think they own the world?  Aegrus, grow up; I mean this kindly; you’re smart; this I know; but shed your naiveté; wake up, or it’s time to die.

^ When and only when, we accept their right to exist and self govern, can we have an egalitarian relationship.  Friendship is only possible between equals; remember that (very, very important)!  It is one of the few truths of life.  I think you have a shallow knowledge of the history of our “relationship” (kind words) with our southern neighbors.  We have been no less than the worst despots in human existence regarding our policies regarding our southern neighbors.  We are doing to Iraq the things we learned and practiced in the way we dealt with our southern neighbors.  That they will still engage us is a miracle.  I would be less forgiving.

We will settle for nothing less than domination.  surely you know this.  Not acceptable!

haha, I know it doesn’t make sense considering our government past, but it is what we should be doing regardless of the Bushes, Reagans, Nixons and Clintons.