Quote Originally Posted by TheAbominatrix
America chose to be an isolationist state. This means they wanted nothing to do with the rest of the world. They didnt want to get mucked up in anything... for example, the people of America then didnt want to be doing what America is doing now; getting involved in every other countries affairs.
"I've been accused of speaking in a condescending manner. There's where I talk to you like you're stupid." - Al Gore

On a less sarcastoc note, I agree it had to do with the turnout of World War II. After we shrugged off being isolationists, we just tried to fix everything. And now it's escalated into Bush's War on Terror.

I'm moving to England or Canada. Probably the latter.