You really missed your calling---you should have been a negligence attorney and parsed words. Did you give Bill Clinton the great idea for asking for the definition of "is".

We could go into the horrors that abound in this world---ours (except Nam--and that had to do with the French) seem more defensive after WW2. In addition, I daresay, much has to do with poverty worldwide and the envy of a better standard of living in Western nations (not just U S).

Don't get me wrong--I think that this administration has mislead the world, us, and Tony Blair (for whatever reason he went along boggles the mind)---but in the bigger picture ---the historical one we do come off a bit better than you---who, by the way, seem to enjoy this way of life----would have us believe.

Bill Hahn