The only land we've asked for?
What about all the land we didn't ask for?
Well, let's see here. We have the "colonies". Remember that? Yep, long time ago. Remember them? When we used the American Indians and sent them to poverty, illiteracy and death? Oh yeah, that's right, we gave them casinos. So we must be even.
Hawaii. We took this over for Dole Fruit. Yep, more senseless death.
Cuba. Seems like they couldn't pay their bills and Big Brother United States stepped in to "help" them.
Panama. Once owned by Columbia but it was too important for our economic trade routes so we staged a coup, snagged it, and dug a canal. You wonder why Columbian drug lords have no problem sending their coke up here? It's not just money. There's some spite at work here as well.
The Phillipines. Yep, staged a revolt there too.
Israel. Yeah, they owned this land before. I also owned my cash before I spent it. It's no longer in my possession, ergo, I don't own it anymore. But after World War II, they needed a home so we gave them land that we really didn't own. And what have they done for us lately? Increased tensions with Palestine. Made us Israeli sympathizers to the rest of the muslim world.
Colin Powell is right, we never asked for any land. What we have or had, we took, by force.
Guys, I feel your patriotism but ignoring our past is not patriotism. If you don't learn from your mistakes, you are apt to make the same ones again. A true patriot wants to make his country stronger. To make your country stronger, you MUST acknowledge and accept your weaknesses and wrong-doings. We aren't perfect. Don't think we are.
I love my country more than anyone. Look at the firm roots our country has. Everything we were escaping from when we first started this country. When I hear the words of our beloved constitution and declaration of independence I feel what our fore fathers were doing.
Don't be lead around blindly. This government is for the people and by the people. It is your RIGHT AND DUTY to question what they do. All you are doing is living up to what the Constitution grants us.
I don't think any of us, regardless of our position on the war, wants US soldiers to die. I don't agree with what they are doing (sorta iffy here) but I am thankful that they are brave enough to do it. I love our soldiers. It's the people that don't care either way that are the enemy. If you aren't part of the solution, you are a part of the problem. The only difference between pro and anti-war people is, we both have different modes to get what we want.
If you want to be patriotic and show the world what it truly means to be an american, stand up, speak your mind and let it be heard. That is what America is about.
Peace
