Great job 240 - maybe you and Jag can share.
You cannot argue the merit of your position, because we saw it in action for 8 years.
We tried your way of telling the world it's our way or the highway.
The dollar lost over 40% of its value from 2000 to 2008.
They don't need to stand up to us. They can just dump our currency to send us to poverty.
You keep on beating your chest about how badass we are, how we do no wrong. Obama, at least, has the willingness to say hey, iran, we did overthrow your govt in 1952, sorry bout that one... and that one little comment tells an entire generation of future leaders, voters, consumers (or soldiers) over there that we're not so bad after all.