tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7550741.post7828895393358908069..comments2009-06-07T13:03:54.381-07:00mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322hemlok@yahoo.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7550741.post-83734121049846070002009-06-07T13:03:54.381-07:002009-06-07T13:03:54.381-07:00[afterthought]<br /><br />all in favor of the UN and peace-keeping ... it&#39;s the political &quot;hooray for us&quot; twist put on it that I find hard to stomach.ckc (not kc)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7550741.post-1429805229952191392009-06-07T12:56:16.683-07:002009-06-07T12:56:16.683-07:00Well, some of us have our own &quot;global leadership&quot; (blue beret UN peacekeeping honest broker yada yada) image to uphold - everyone has a cross to bear (glares at New Zealand).ckc (not kc)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7550741.post-29337804845858832412009-06-07T12:45:25.893-07:002009-06-07T12:45:25.893-07:00Yeah, that&#39;s true, but none of those nations seem to think it&#39;s incumbent upon them to &quot;take a global leadership role&quot;.<br /><br />I also don&#39;t see many of them either wagging a finger at other nations for their &quot;behavior&quot; nor threatening to attack them.<br /><br />If America is going to assume the mantle of global leader, she will have to earn more credibility or get used to being hated and futile...mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7550741.post-16137118470459553262009-06-07T12:36:10.173-07:002009-06-07T12:36:10.173-07:00You shouldn&#39;t be too hard on America - the same exceptionalism and hypocrisy abound among your allies and your opponents (or more particularly among their politicians). Doesn&#39;t make the solutions any easier, however. (And you do have the naked power, at the moment.)ckc (not kc)noreply@blogger.com