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The real root of the problem
Let's face it, the main problem the U.S. has is that they do not respect the self-governement of other countries. Couple this with an insatiable thirst for energy and consumer products, and the fact that no country could possibly hold them in check, and you have the first ego-centric nation in the world with carte-blanche to do whatever it wants.
Is this too harsh? No. The U.S. has merged it's National Defence policies and it's Foreign Affairs polices that make the attack of a foreign country perfectly acceptable and even rational. Well, it's not, it's the attack on a foreign country that has in place it's own sovereign government. You have the right to disagree with that government, but not to attack it.
It's NOT a P.R. problem, it's an ACTION problem. If you want to protect your bordrers, do so at YOUR BORDERS. if you want to attack nations around the globe for any reason, do so, but do not rationalize a first strike by saying you are protecting your borders because that is a big fucking lie.
I really should not go on. The real truth is that I like most Americans that I meet and know, but I find the American power structure, and the lop-sided military power contained within (and the subsequent misuse of that power), to be more than just a little disgusting, and I think the world, and ironically even the U.S., would be better off with a slightly less armed, less afluent, and less consumer-hungry U.S.A.
Sorry if I offend,
Pierre
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