Thank You F6 ... ;( .. this very fine man , with the experience of 'being there' + his children 'being there ' & 'returning there ' + with one wounded and not being able to 'return' there - along with his lovely wife teaching 3rd grade, married for 35 .. 37? ....years ... ... wrote a meaningful story of Iraq and America .... it left me shaking, sick to my stomach .. and then rage .... the rage .... ! ...then tears .... .. then helplessness ....nausea is still with me . Oh..!! .. how could we ever have come to this .. ???? .. I hold the American people responsible .. ! .. responsible for being the dumbest fk*s in the whole world ..! .. why ..?? ... how ...?? .. sheeeesh ..! ..
.."..Today I see a world of strong, democratic and free countries hoping and praying for America, their model, to once again find her bearing and lead the world in freedom, strength, integrity, as a force against those who would seek to derail mans progress into a future of liberty and justice for all. I believe they do want America to succeed for they know our downfall could well mean their own destruction.
When President Bush took office in 2000, America was a healthy, free, culturally expanding society whose reach and influence for good in the world was being embraced by friend and potential foe alike. During the preceding President Clinton years, the countries of the Middle East were looking to the U.S.A. to be the true and honest broker for peace. Israelis and Palestinians alike were beginning to believe that real peace could come to them after so many decades of war and suffering.
America had no debt to the world, after having been a debtor nation under the previous administrations of George Bush Sr. and President Ronald Reagan, President William Clinton was able to lead America out of debt and indeed left a surplus of over 250 Billion Dollars in the U.S. Treasury when he left office.
Now, under the leadership and authority of President George Bush Jr., America is between 8 and 10 Trillion dollars in debt to nations who do not consider us as real friends. Nations like China who holds over 1.3 Trillion Dollars of American Treasury Bonds. Bonds President Bush permitted them to buy. Consequently, we are broke, broken and groping for vision and leadership in America as the whole world watches the spectacle George Bush and the Republican Party has made of my country.."
And then I read some of these posters on ihub ... reckless, feckless , ignorantly greedy to the 1st degree ... yelling , screaming , lying babies ... or just plain mean old racist ones ...
they appear to not know what they had or what they lost .. nor how long and hard it will be for us to just 'break even' .. how very much 'stuff' .. we just have to get out of the way before we can really even begin to be a beacon of light anywhere - anymore ... stand on strong financial ground ??? .. well .. that I do not know about .. but I sure do know about the ethical ground we lost .. how many years will it take to redeem that ???
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