Well sarge while i truly do respect your opinions ( you seem to know what you are talking about ) i fail to understand what convinces you that world politics is a zero sum game.

IN fact i think this is the basic flaw in conservative thinking. Of course conservative politics will engender conflict if there is a basic assumption that if WE get OURS then somebody loses out.

This is not a fact.. there is plenty to go around.. THat means for instance if you pay 50% taxes you can STILL have plenty to take care of ur stuff.