Leader of the world

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY talked again today, which one absolutely must do if one wishes to become president. One must attract attention to become president.. So desperately, so passionately do presidential candidates want to be president that they talk a great deal, and the thing to talk about about now is the mass murder of americans in libya.

Mitt drew criticism for condeming obama's response to the tragedy too harshly, too soon, and too unreasonably, so this time he backed up - a little.  Today, instead of talking about libya specifically, he uttered rhetoric about "american leadership" in the world.

Mitt said: "a strong america is essential to shape (world) events. And that depends on a strong (american ) military. The world needs american leadership. The middle east needs american leadership, leadershp which americans can respect and which will keep us admired throughout the world."

At present, the plan is to cut american military spending, but not by much.

Mitt's comments have all kinds of problems, and raise all kinds of questions. First, is it really so important that the united states of america "shape" world events? This is done by maintaining the american military empire, and using economic and military intimidation. Does the world realy want america to "shape" world events (to control the world)?

Does the world really need and want american leadership? Maybe we should ask the world about this. We might be surprised at the answer. Does the middle east want and need american leadership? Do the arab nations? China? Russia? The answer to that is predictable, isn't it?

Do most americans really care about america being the world leader? Or would they simply prefer that the united states leave others alone, cooperate with others, and seek peace and prosperity?

Keep us admired throughout the world? Admired? "Keep" us admired? Really? Has mitt bothered to find out whether america is admired throughout the world? Assuming america is admired, a terribly dubious assumption, then the admiration has endured four years of obama, and thus obama's leadership and foreign policy ought to please mitt.

Its comforting (if one is an american imperialist) to think that the united states of america is admired by a world which craves america's leadership. Its more pleasant than believing that the U.S. is regarded by the world as an arrogant military monstrosity.  

Is it even remotely possible that the nations of the world are capable of leading themselves, and that it would be best for the united states to think in terms of cooperation, rather than "leadership"?                

So let's just believe that america is admired worldwide, and that the world loves being led by...
america... 

Bb

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