The rest of the world has a horrible tendency to be spoiled brats to the US. They owe us more times than they can count for the freedom they have to be the spoiled brats they are. That is why many American quite frankly don't care a bit what the rest of the planet thinks of us.
1. it is the US that is the spoilt over reactive little immature brat. It cannot even FACE the realities of what it is and has become .
2. The world owes the US NOTHING. You can be sure the US benefitted greatly with every so called 'humanitarian " act it performed. The US does not give away freebies. The US is NOT a benevolent society. It operates from the " what is in it for me" ??? principle. Reality check, Andy boy.
3. Just as well, that the US does not give a damn about its reputation. IF it did, it might be horrified to find out how bad it is now.
4. Just because you suffer from a serious deluded case of hero worship about the military and cannot deal with a picture without getting petulant and acting like a silly victim , that is YOUR problem. You are offended by a silly photo.?? Tough. It is not the end of the world. Now, IF you were offended by the US TORTURE pictures........ that the world got to see too..... then THAT is something only the US can deal with. Like STOP TORTURING . But it won't.. It will just give it another label/ name. That is the neo con tactic. Rename, horrific things into something that the population will accept. / tolerate. And the population falls for it.
Nothing personal, Andy. Just forum business.
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btw: NO OFFENSE to the many fine individual americans who are smart enough to realize the gravity of the current situation. And are not blinded by their gov't BS (aka rhetoric) It is them that offer hope to the US and the rest of the world...as THEY represent what the REAL america stands for. Innovative, questioning, not taking their gov lies at face value , ...progressive , educated , wise and quietly courageous . The busheviks and the McCain groups don't qualify.........as they are too hell bent on being militant and addicted to power.---while blaming everyone else , particularly
the libs / dems for all their problems and those that THEY created. Shameful lack of maturity and responsibility.