Tell Him He's Dreamin'

I fully agree with Tanosborn about both of these policy decisions in regard to their nature and importance and the manner in which they must be implemented. But I feel that Tanosborn is suffering from that \"American Hollywood condition\" that believes that with one great gesture conducted with panache in a single dramatic scene at the climax of the movie all the wrongs, evils and errors of all previous scenes and acts will be swept away and all will be forgiven in the feel-good that accompanies a happy ending of the story. 
 
Sorry Ben, that\'s not how it is. These two acts will definitely not 
\"erase most, if not all, damage brought about by an imperially-bred post-Cold War Pentagon aided by a reckless two-term presidency of the biggest inane fool ever domiciled in the White House\". 
 
All that has happened in the Bush era is that the mask has been ripped from the devil, the sheep\'s clothing from the wolf. 
It can\'t be put back and the return of trust will be a long, arduous climb. 
 
There is much to be done. Withdrawl from Afghanistan and Iraq, not just militarily but also economically and politically. 
 
Withdrawl of military influence from all over the world and a re-empowerment of the UN, perhaps even transferring control of much of this foreign military to the UN along with re-endorsement of INTERNATIONAL LAW which entails certain obvious risks which must be faced. The first thing we expect of errant children is to come clean and accept the punishments due to them, why should these people be different? Crimes like these have consequences!!! 
 
There is also a history of crimes in South and Central America that needs to be addressed to restore good faith and good will.  
 
What is most necessary, if we are to obtain global buy-in to the changes that are ecologically necessary to this planet is a subjugation of US interests to universal human interests. 
 
Certainly, the two measures BT speaks of, gestures of goodwill to Russia and Cuba have been invited and are obvious good first steps, but there is a long history of bad faith that has been exposed and must be atooned for before the US is once again a respected international citizen among us. 
 
To be quite honest, I feel that all I can really say about BT\'s view is \"Tell him he\'s dreamin\'\". The people who own global capitalism (and the US) are not that smart and are not going to give up what they see as the spoils of their conquest. Most likely it will end up in a fight not unlike WW2 that will end this time with \"the allies\" marching on Washington and New York. 
 
If it comes to that and \"the free world\" (i.e. The people who DON\'T own the world\'s capital) should fail then humanity is doomed. Our only chance, as I see it is that global awareness undermines the instruments of global economic and military power and their machine collapses from within.

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