On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 22:08:24 -0400 Michael Yates <mikey+ at pitt.edu> wrote:
> Listening to Gore and Bush talk about foreign affairs sent me right to
> the remote to tune in the baseball game. What disgustingly blatant
> imperialism.
True enough. There was one subtle difference which might amount to nothing. Bush aruged that foreign affairs should be about "us" in every circumstance. Gore, at least, mentioned humanitarian reasons. If we stick to the rhetoric, and by all means, let's stick to the rhetoric, Bush is obligated to intervene *only* when it is profitable while Gore's position opens up a space for intervention in the name of 'humanity' (hence, his comments about values) [yeah, i'm struggling for a needle here]. For instance, Gore mentioned that genocide needs to be stopped, for humanitarian reasons - he then asked Bush about this - and Bush basically said no, that the "US" shouldn't be involved. Although this might not amount to anything, there is a substantial difference here.
& the political, ken