The following is for everyone of all nationalities and all political persuasions. I hope you will all read it.

Michael Ignatieff, a Professor of Human Rights at Harvard, wrote an article for The New York Times Magazine on January 5th of this year, before the war in Iraq, but when it was pending. It is called The Burden, and it is a thoughtful, intelligent, balanced look at the role of the US in today's world.

He discusses the responsibilities that the US has taken upon itself, the cost to the country and its people, all from -- I repeat -- an extremely balanced perspective.

Although it's very long, it's well worth reading. It's at the following link:

Michael Ignatieff -- The Burden