People should also remember that not all dolphins are endangered either. There's massive populations of several species of dolphin and porpoise. Yes, they are slower to reproduce, but they do reproduce.

Would you be fine for Japan to tell us that we cannot have any hunting of say.. black bear in the United States? They could impose sanctions against us, and have Japanese extremists come over and harrass and attack us, video hunters killing bears and broadcast it worldwide. It's similiar as far as the population growth potential, and the populations. In fact.. there's probably more dolphin than bears overall.

Of course everyone has an opinion on things. Sometimes it's a highly educated opinion.. sometimes not. Sometimes two people who BOTH are highly educated on a certain subject will still have extremely differing opinions. Just because someone doesn't agree, doesn't mean they are wrong.

I do think what the world does affects us. The time when the United States could sit on our collective hands and say we will just ignore the rest of the planet is past. Everything is now connected and interwoven with economics, environmental elements, politics and culture.