It Sucks to Be American (We Just Can't Do Enough)

Saddam Hussein, a notorious murderer and supporter of terror at home and abroad, is laid low by the United States. Immediately, we are turned from "liberators" to "occupiers." It took maybe 20 minutes. It wasn't as if the Iraqi people could do anything to protect or defend themselves. We stay and protect the country and are told that we are only there for the oil.

Then, critics begin to say that there will never be free elections in Iraq and that the US is going to use Irag as a permanent base of operations in the Middle East. Europeans, led by our friends the French (affectionately called "surrender monkeys" by pundit Ann Coulter), denounce our actions and call for free elections. They say that Iraq is not being governed by Iraqis. We set up an "interim" government made up entirely of Iraqis and the critics then say that they are just a "puppet" of the United States.

When we and the new interim government announce that there are going to be free elections in January, the critics then pop up and decry the fact that there is not enough time for free and fair elections that soon and the elections should be delayed! Oh, and other critics are saying that the country is not safe enough to hold elections because we do not have enough ground forces to complete the task. When we ask for more ground troops, people at home complain about the massive cost associated with the war. It just never ends.

Prior to the war, we tried to get other countries to support our actions based upon the Iraqi government's absolute refusal to abide by UN mandates. They will not support us. But then who's crying when the US says that no contracts for the rebuilding of Iraq will be given to companies who are located in countries that did not participate in the overthrow of Saddam? Our friends who wanted no part of the war, that's who.

Prisoners of war are improperly treated and humiliated by US prison guards. While reprehensible, the prisoners were not killed and certainly not beheaded. When numerous Iraqi Jihadist groups show gruesome beheadings live on the internet, there is no public outcry. The focus stays on the "abuse" of the Iraqi prisoners. Their "abuse" pales in comparason to the public beheadings of innocent civilians done by factions in Iraq, but most of the press chooses to dwell instead on the US abusers, not on the religious environment in the Middle East which fosters the idea that it is honorable to behead innocent civilians.

It's not just Iraq. When the Tsunami hit, critics complained that the White House did not respond quickly enough with promises of aid. When the White House pledged $35,000,000 in aid, that pledge was quickly derided as being far too paltry for the magnitude of the devastation. The US eventually pledged over $350,000,000 to the cause and US private citizens and companies have pledged even more than the government. While the countries affected have been very grateful for the help, our critics at home seem to always find the angle that allows them to complain.

It's not the US that sucks.

Blawgerman