Dnonvan looks like you are falling for the old "global test" crap already. Europe loves our money like it is going out of style. Having spent a lot of time there in the past three years, both before and after 9-11, the continental Euros want our money. If the U.S sneezes, they catch a cold. If we reach for our wallets, they get their noses hurt. France's tourist industry has been down over 25% since we decided that we didn't need their permission for crap. It is a beautiful place and I enjoy it and they are begging for our bucks. Great cut rate hotel deals, etc, especially in the south of France.
If you decide not to move to Canada Donovan as you posted yesterday, France would be for you. Look out...there is 13% unemployment.
In an odd way, you may have sort of a point. China gets plenty of buisness despite their horrid human rights abuses, arogant foriegn policy, and lots of meddling in other peoples affairs.
We haven't gotten to that point yet, though Bush seems to have us heading in that general direction. Do we really want to be like China?
Right now most of the world does not hate us. They hate bush. (though many blatently partisan bush supporters can't seem to tell the difference). If he gets elected in a non-controversial way, that may change. But still, like China, the money and manpower are there, so money talks louder than ideology.