Oh boy, this world really needs something to control all of its bad instincts. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the U.S. exerted too much control. From Budapest I haven’t the faintest idea if Iran potentially threatens other countries at all. But I am sure that the nuclear threat is a very imperfect weapon against war. The U.S. cannot use its military to be the peace-makers of the world.

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Over the past century America’s image followed the curve of a sine wave. At the beginning of the period feelings toward the U.S. were moderately positive, and the most common adjectives used were synonyms of “rich” and “good.” Before World War I the general image was the United Steaks of America, a country of unlimited food and fortune.

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