A strange conceit to be sure. Why should we want to spread Detroit to the rest of the world? I don’t find American culture worth spreading. It we are the best then it is really one sorry, sorry world.

It is not their fault as Ilana has pointed out, they are merely being faithful to their religion. It is the foolish Swiss who are at fault.

Minding one’s own business includes who one allows to immigrate into his country. Me, I would only have allowed redheaded Irish women (and South African and Rhodesian refugees).

I am sorry to learn the Swiss have been so foolish. What is it with Europe that they persist in being overrun with Muslims? Immigration is not a right; it is a privilege.

Of course. That’s why the first thing we did after the invasion was to seize and exploit the oil fields and drive the price of gasoline down to $1 a gallon. (snort)

Solving terrorism is as simple as closing down our overseas military bases and minding out own business. I notice the Swiss get along quite well with the rest of the world.

Yes, the Swiss take part in no foreign wars. And yet there are many Moslems in Switzerland, happily building mosques and agitating for the tribe. As their numbers increase so do their demands, and then violence becomes commonplace as it is now in places like Britain and France. Why are the Moslems in Switzerland not content to settle in and live happy, peaceful lives? Because the example of Mohammed and the word of the Koran commands them to conquer.

So minding your own business isn’t good enough after all. Real belief exists, Mr. Moon; our current nation-building misadventure in Afghanistan is the result of true belief, the belief that within every Afghan there is an American trying to get out. But there isn’t.

It is truly pathetic that “conservatives”, who generally understand the inability of the US government to control everyone’s education or health care or the like …. – will believe in spite of centuries of history and years of evidence over and over and over again – that we can “WIN” in this nation-building hooey in Iraqistan, Somalinam, Haitigo, and other godforsaken places…. They operate with the same mental blinders as the left-liberals but in other areas.

Joe Pottle

Natal, Brasil

Yes, his (Lincoln’s) “truth” goes marching on. In fact ,I supported the Vietnam War and was willing to go but a 1-Y deferent saved me (and maybe my fellow soldiers). I thought isolationists were just selfish cowards but now I see they were wise and no cowards.

“Now that I have never noticed about her. But I will take your word for it.” Robert On

Well, I try to stay on her good side lest she turn that devastating wit on me!

You crack me up by pulling down these truths that are so obvious and yet, obscure, that I wonder sometimes if “it is the train moving away from me, or me moving away from the train.” Thanks for your good humor and always good thoughts.