I suppose if we say we are a capitalistic nation instead of a democracy then your point would be correct because anything dealing with wealth would be political by default. Under a democracy it seems impossible that we would attack a sovereign nation and install a new government just because we didn't like the government in place. I could understand Israel striking out at Iraq justifying their position based on security concerns because they are within Scud missle range, but for the U.S. I just don't see it. There seems to be just as many (if not more) Saudis who pose a serious threat to the U.S. through terrorist actions but we don't seem bothered by that.
I really don't know what my problem is... I should just get with the program. If I live in a country that takes stuff from other countries whenever they want that's just good for me isn't it? The N. Koreans should be thanking Buddha (or whomever they say prayers to) that they are one of the poorest countries around with no real natural resources that the U.S. would want. It seems to me that makes them just as safe from U.S. interference as Rwanda.
Re: The US foreign policy disparity
I suppose if we say we are a capitalistic nation instead of a democracy then your point would be correct because anything dealing with wealth would be political by default. Under a democracy it seems impossible that we would attack a sovereign nation and install a new government just because we didn't like the government in place. I could understand Israel striking out at Iraq justifying their position based on security concerns because they are within Scud missle range, but for the U.S. I just don't see it. There seems to be just as many (if not more) Saudis who pose a serious threat to the U.S. through terrorist actions but we don't seem bothered by that.
I really don't know what my problem is... I should just get with the program. If I live in a country that takes stuff from other countries whenever they want that's just good for me isn't it? The N. Koreans should be thanking Buddha (or whomever they say prayers to) that they are one of the poorest countries around with no real natural resources that the U.S. would want. It seems to me that makes them just as safe from U.S. interference as Rwanda.