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Originally Posted by Mazer
We can simply forget that once upon a time the people there had a chance to govern themselves with the help of the international community led by the USA. We can ignore all the civil wars, the terrorist attacks, and the nuclear proliferation that's sure to take place in the wake of our neglect. Wouldn't it be great if fundamentalists and fascists could run amok without affecting our economy? Wouldn't life in America be so much better if we didn't have to worry about world hunger and human rights violations and ecological disasters on the other side of the world?
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the concept is pretty simple: fostering economic independence from a highly volatile, unstable part of the world. implementation of this concept precludes none of the above.
edit: yet another of my crazy far-left positions 