Traderfut,
No-one is denying the terrible treatment of blacks and native americans through the ugly years of American history. But the point remains that America has moved on, and is now the global bastion of civil rights, civil liberties and democracy. Moreover, America is the sole military and economic superpower, and therefore must play a pivotal role in maintaining world order.
No-one is denying that the Vietnam war was highly questionable; indeed the frosty reception afforded to the returning soldiers was confirmation of the degree of consensus vis-a-vis public skepticism.
Now, let's move away from the USA for a moment. Every single country on this planet has had ugly periods in its history. The Vatican turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, the Australians committed a genocide on the aboriginal peoples, the Japanese committed atrocious suicidal dives on Pearl Harbor etc etc
But we must move on to the current reality. The world is currently consitituted as Civilised versus Evil Doing. It is the responsibility of the Civilised World to work together to root out the Islamic Terrorists and liquidate them. Regrettably this will mean that there will be collateral damage to innocent civilians. But this, my friend, is the price of freedom.
God Bless America and other members of the Civilised World.
Candle