What the hell is wrong with America's "leaders"? What a bunch of criminals, we have running things. This policy of "break the law then lie your ass off" has run rampant in our government. Along with the "patriot act", and all the other crimes our government has inflicted on the world, I don't blame them a bit for hating us. In fact, I have a really foul outlook on everything the government does, lately it's all been geared toward driving this once great country straight down the sewer. For 8 years, the government has caused more harm to America than any terrorist organization could dream of. Our government are worse than terrorists, we stay. Al=Quada hits n gits, America hits and stays. Al-Quada causes minimal damage, we cause total destruction of everything. Al-Quada has a strategy, and a plan, we, have no plan, no idea, no clue, no common sense, just shitloads of bombs we got to use before the expiration date.
At the turn of the century, the US started reverting back in evolution, at a rapid pace. It's like we hit the wall, in 10 years we'll be building huts, and hunting for dinner, all the big city's will be gone, the cars, houses, and most of humanity. Those who survive, won't be able to reproduce due to the radiation. The US has enough nuclear firepower to wipe out everything on the planet 10,000 times, why, once is enough. The exact same reason we are here, is happening again. Didn't England have similar problems with their government a couple hundred years ago? Only problem is there's no vacancy.

Sounds like Fallout 3 time... and I can't wait to start killing all those super mutants... in the capital wasteland!

We are in fact experiencing a mild case of 'American decline of empire' accelerated by globalization, 8 yrs of bush and his 'war on the wrong country', the resurgence of religiousity, and the erosion of lawful laws in favor of authoritarian mandates from populist political dictators... democratically elected of course!

General Craddock gives new meaning to the term Mission Creep.

I backed the Canadian Gov'ts intervention in Afghanistan as a war that just might keep people from being mutilated and little girls from getting acid thrown in their face for wanting an education. Now I am not so sure. Cheney uses shotguns to 'pepper' his partners, and this seems to be more of that mind set. I think a surgeon's skills are more appropriate.
Will Obama reign in Gen. Craddock? Were The Who right when they sang "We won't be fooled again"? Maybe its time to bring all our guys home, not just the 103 or so killed and many, many more wounded.
Will Craddock succeed in eradicating poppy production? Did the British? Did the Russians? Will he retire to the cottage on the pension he earned trying - you betch'ya. Will the Afghani or American or Canadian mother, or any other nation's mother understand and forgive...well maybe a few will...there is always a market for the Emperor's clothes. They are very chic in certain cottage countries!
Bob

Right now, the American government, my government and your government, is using lethal force to kill non-lethal opponents, people who may hate our government, but are doing nothing against us. we royally fucked them, not Al-Quada, we went for Afghani citizens, we wanted to do more damage to them, then a radical group living in their country did to us.
How long until these tactics are used here in America? you may think that this will never happen. you may just kick back and relax and think that even though your government will jail you for a lifetime, they would never kill you just for doing something marijuana, heroine, or cocaine related. but you're wrong. this happens in America and it's likely happening right now. Para-military operations
and trigger happy officers are doing this to us every single day, the only difference is the TV news doesn't care that it's happening in their own backyard.

Every day the American government turns on its own people: they jail us, they hunt us, and they kill us. It's time to stop this war.