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In reply to the discussion: Mr. Kerry, Is THAT Really You? [View all]mzteris
(16,232 posts)They grow up. They have different experiences. Different POV's.
And I can pretty much bet he's privy to a lot damn more information than any one of us. Sometimes when you know the whole story, your stance can change dramatically.
I don't know the whole story. No one here does. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with him or Obama or you. I really haven't taken a stance as quite honestly I've not enough information to make an informed decision.
Do we want to be the world's policeman? I say we shouldn't have to be. But then again, if I see my neighbor beating the shit out of his wife or kid or dog and I can't get a policeman there in time, well, I'd probably have to do something stupid like going over there and doing something that would probably wind up with me getting MY ass kicked (little old lady that I am) because I refuse to stand by and just watch. I bet you wouldn't, either.
Are there multiple layers here? Are there multiple "reasons" for doing or not doing a thing? Who benefits. Who doesn't. Why. Why not. Whose fault. Does it really matter? Based on the "hands-off approach" - in retrospect, should we have intervened in WWII in Europe?
IMHO, the United Nations peacekeeping force should be the "world's policeman". If the UN functioned properly - if participants truly had the world's interest in mind - care for PEOPLE - and not complete self-interest, the threat of war anywhere could be drastically curtailed.