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Subject:	Re: Ok, why such anti-American sentiment? (Was Re: the metric system)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 2 May 2001 19:25:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: > > It seems that your Pacific front was a matter of self- > > defense, but what of your European front? Again, what of Vietnam? Did an > > Australian Red Scare lead to fear of an expanding Asian communist empire? Did > > Australia's national interests play a part in conflicts even when your territory > > was not immediately endangered? > > Australia? Why was America their! America should not have invaded Vietnam. My question involving Australia's involvement in Vietnam was rhetorical. My point was that America isn't the only nation to have gone to war in modern times for reasons that are not for clear- cut issues of moral sensibility, and that i find it unfair (and this comment isn't directed toward David Low) when American sacrifices - sacrifices that were to the benefit of not only our ourselves, but a great deal of humanity - are casually dismissed because the motives were not entirely self-affacing. Would Europe come to our aid if we were being despoiled by a tyrant? Would Europe send its soldiers to die in defense of America on our ground without a moment's hesitation? (Yes, America hestitated, but is Europe of stronger moral fiber?) Would Europe, in fact, defend our soil that it would remain free ground? I hope so, but I'm not confident that anything but token aid would be forthcoming if push really came to shove and we were fighting for our lives on our continent. Is America the only nation that has its own national interests to protect? Is it in the national interests (be they economic, political, or whatever) of any nation that the North American continent remain a stable place? Probably.

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		Re: Ok, why such anti-American sentiment? (Was Re: the metric system)
(...) The only case I can think of that might address this question is the US Civil War. Europe walked an amazing tightrope then, in part to avoid upsetting the balance of Europe internally-- although Britain recognised "belligerent rights" with (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Ok, why such anti-American sentiment? (Was Re: the metric system)
(...) From distant memories of my School boy History. There was. Japan actually bombed the North of Oz a few times (Darwin?). The Oz Government had a plan only to defend an internal triangle which I think was almost Melbourne - Brisbain - Cairns. I (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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