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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Betrayal
	Date:	9/18/2009 8:54:39 PM

Yes, I would do away with the UN. It has no teeth to make anyone do anything.

I think that we constantly have to re-evaluate our international relationships. The whole premise of international cooperation is that there is a quid pro quo for the US -- that it serves OUR national interests. The world didn't fall apart when Bush cancelled those missile treaties with Russia, and I don't think it will fall apart this time. I don't think it will impact Russia either way if they take an inclination for expansionism.
Maybe it's a wake up call to the Eastern Europeans about the nature of what they need to do for themselves.

My observation is that Taiwan has known for some time that our support to them was based on our desire to keep the shipping lanes open and not allow China expansion, rather than any real concern about Taiwan itself.

I don't think we can afford to