[dsmithatx]

> Sure, "the world" needs a 4-decades-long "net-debtor+net-importer" very very badly..

I find it sad that this is your summary of the United States contributions to the rest of the world. I'm fairly sure there must be a few things you are skipping over here, good and bad.

[moreorless]

I did not read his comment as such. I read it more as "every country has its warts."