This reluctance to participate in an international effort is just one in a trend of growing isolationism here. We have consistently shown the world that we do not care to live in a global community by shirking our duties to the United Nations. We owe a huge monetary debt to the U.N., we have recently rejected the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and we have repeatedly refused to contribute troops to UN peacekeeping missions. Let's get over our vision of the U.S. as an island separated from the rest of the world; we should, and we must participate in these issues of global security.
Robert J. Fenster is a first-year in Matthews Hall.
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