Quote from Humpy:
Sorry I feel it necessary to be offensive BUT
Time and again America has failed to provide proper leadership in the world. It is easier to grab the top position but quite another thing to carry it out.
Economically - largely a US failure
Strategically - attacking smaller countries on false premises
Pirates - Back in the good old days Britain would have cleaned up that festering sore of piracy long ago. It's unbelievable that 4 pirates can hold off the world's largest navy !!
You got the muscle but NOT the brains/will and usually fail miserably. I was hoping Obama might provide strong and sensible leadership but I am not holding my breath. Let's hope the US isn't waiting to be paid off on some sleazy deal like it has been often enough
( reluctant ally of a big booby !!)
Hey, this is really offensive. And ignorant as hell.
So, what country are you from? Is it one of the ones that would be speaking German or one of the ones that would be speaking Japanese if not for the USA?
Is yours a country that doesn't mindlessly slaughter civilians during wars? Mine is. I'll bet yours isn't - if they have even had the courage to fight for what is right.
Does your country rebuild schools and infrastructure after deposing mass-murdering despots? Mine does.
Does your country give out more foreign aid than pretty much all the other countries combined? Mine does.
Considering the fact that we can pulverize any nation on earth, we show remarkable restraint. Yet the word judges, while they sit there on their asses.
So, name ONE other country on earth, at any time in history, that does more individual and collective good for the world at large than USA. More aid, more charities, more assistance and a consistent public call and support for basic human rights.
The absolute fact is, there is none.
So, what has your country done?
PS to blame the USA for world economic problems and yet ignore all of the good that America tries to do and spends money to do is just plain ungrateful and ignorant.