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Originally posted by maxelson: I am VERY concerned about the percieved isolationist attitude. I am wondering how much more the international community will take form us (whether or not we are correct is, again, I think, irrelevant). |
I think you mean unilateralist. The US is far from isolationist. If it were isolationist, we wouldn't have troops engaged in combat halfway around the world.
On the other hand, I think there has been an upswing in unilateralist sentiment. Many people want the final say on vital issues affecting our way of life to be in Washington, not Paris or Berlin. On the other hand, this can be exaggerated. Most international interactions are economic, not military or political. The US is very committed to international trade and dispite silly talk about freedome fries, that has not changed.