re: Isolationism
Tom, you really believe when 9/11 hit we were just sitting back and watching? Could you reiterate for me please what Bin Laden's stated reason was attacking us? Seems it involved bases in Saudi Arabia. Right or wrong I hardly call that casual observers. We can get into endless chicken and the egg arguments about who started it, who hit first, etc. but we were clearly active players in Mideast politics.
Damn, if you're going to alter history at least be creative about it.