What are US interest abroad?
Burma is ruled by a brutal faceless military dictatorship.
Burma has no oil.
We don't give a schidt about Burma.
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US Interest abroad...
Let's see;
Korea (Protecting Hyundia?),
Vietnam (Securing rice patties?),
Grenada (American Students - a vital resource to the Libs!),
Panama (OK - The Canal),
Bosnia (Protecting Islam?),
Kosovo (What are the resources here? - Already protecting Islam in Bosnia right?),
Somolia (We don't have enough shark infested beaches already?),
Now if I start to mention the 'other' conflicts where we have direct interest into that countries successes we seem to succeed.
Somehow when the vital interest of the US are removed from the fight, so is our ability to do the job right! I would prefer a fight where we DO profit from our involvement. Germany in WWII first leaps to mind. the first Desert Storm comes forward. We had a vital interest in seeing that the invaded country of Kuwait be liberated from Iraqi oppression. The women of Kuwait have never had it better since our 'involvement' into their 'sovereign affairs'. Should all conflicts work out to benefit all the parties involved (except, of course, the agrressor/enemy!) This is not meant as an extensive list of benefits, but it gets the point across.