[willy]

BS I agree that it certainly would be a wonderful world if our resources were put to advancing the human condition. In fact along with a few other countries this country has contributed untold billions to advancing that condition all over the world.
But the problem is this world is not like a John Lennon song. It is full of humans of ill intention and evil goals.
Those big ships you are fishing around probably have engines in them that men like my father, a merchant marine engineer installed in them. Those ships were built, those planes were built and those rifles etc. were built to ensure freedoms for us and they have done so very well indeed.
Thank God.
A number has been quoted here of 30,000 dead in Iraq. Because of G.W! That is so preposterous that I will not even comment on it. That is pure political diatribe and quoting info, or for that fact obtaining any info as fact that comes out of a major University is like baseing your opinions on what Pravda reports to its people, in fact they are almost always the same. Interesting!
In one 2 hour long attack on his own people with a toxic nerve gas (WMD) Saddam killed over 70,000 of his own people, intentionally, with purpose.
Mass graves are turned up every day, mass brutal rapes, butchering of children slaughter of unarmed civilians by the hundreds of thousands was the norm while that wonderful world entity the UN stood by and debated and toyed with what to do for over a decade while facilities to build nuclear weapons were pursued and that wonderful group of nations were involved in a world fraud to provide him with weapons and money to further his goals in the name of oil for food programs.
Are we perfect BS no not by a long shot, but to refer to our actions as criminal and world dominating is so far off kilter that I really don't know what to say.
I remember that picture of John Lennon wearing those cute little rectangular glasses he was famous for wearing. Did you ever notice the color of the lenses Rose.
I hope we remain strong, I hope we can make things better in the world but until they elect you King BS and you outlaw evil men we will need all those trappings you and many others find distastefull.
We would also do well to step back from political motives and look at the great things this country has done for the world and how so much better it is than anything else the good Lord has allowed to flourish in the history of this planet . I to dream of a day when I don't have to worry about my sons going off to war, have to sweat a draft and watch their friends die like I had to. But I will not stick my head in the sand and pray the UN will save the day or my butt. And if Jaque Chirac or Chancellor Kohl or Putin or Saddam and the latest Shiek or Mullah has a problem with my attitude that tells me I'm (we) are doing something right.
So next time you leave the left coast and want to have a beer and talk about it let me know, got room in my V20 for everyone.