No, I'm not ashamed to be an American, Janet. For me it's just a geographical description. And I do despair that while innocents are being murdered daily in Palestine our VP is over there trying to drum up support for even more carnage to secure our precious supply of petroleum.
BTW, we are often encouraged by some to ignore "trollers" in this forum but it seems like, regardless of their motivations, they provoke some of the more interesting discussions. Just my opinion. Dave. PS Well said, Catspaw.