Originally Posted by bluetwo
Being in the Army let me go to Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and last and least - Iraq. I saw that there were good and bad people in all of those countries. So unless you are an ambassador of that country you can't speak for all of those people. That's my little opinion....
I never made any statements other than that of being American. I am not from any other country. Since I am not from another country I must judge other countries from their own achievements. Who here will stand up and defend Afghanistan! No one probably. Why not, isn't anyone proud of their deserts and caves... and sand... and rocks. Oh wait its not a great country. Take your own personal feelings about "the motherland" out and look at things for what they are. Maybe everyone comes to America because it is a better country than the rest. Not to say we are superior people and everyone else deserves death. But how many people climb on makeshift rafts to sail the deadly sea to escape America and go to wonderful Cuba. No one. Maybe because that's not a great country. If you are a "Cuban" person sitting on your computer here in good old America can you really have anything to defend that country from... no. It is what it is. If any other country in the world was that great none of us would be in America. If I lived in Ireland I would have to deal with everyone being unemployed, idiots fighting each other because they think their crappy religion is better than the other guys religion, miles and miles of green crap everywhere. I think I'll stay right here where I am, thanks.