Kim - I was tremendously opposed to Clinton's attacks on Iraq and various other small countries. He had the gall to bomb a pharmaceutical factory in Africa. This is not a partisan situation at all as far as I'm concerned. I regard both the Democrats and the Republicans as servants of the same game plan.

The only difference I can see is that the present administration has considerably poorer judgement in diplomacy than Clinton's and more of a tendency to flirt with real disaster. That makes them more dangerous than Bill Clinton was, but no less immoral.

You are the one who's reacting on a partisan basis, I think, so take a look at that and analyze your own motives.

troll - What did you mean by "the whole show"?

(How would you feel about it if the UN were running the whole show? Would that be better?)

Explain it, and then I'll tell you if I think that would be better. :-)

I certainly think it would be better if the USA would respect the opinions of a majority of other countries around the world before it launches pre-emptive (ha!) attacks on people. Putin's comments on the situation have been accurate, appropriate, and very much to the point. The USA is breaking international law, scorning the community of nations, launching an unjustified war, and telling lies on a regular basis to justify itself while it commits naked aggression on another opponent which it imagines it can easily destroy with little loss and much gain. Putin knows it. The World knows it. The World, however, is not strong enough yet to confront the USA directly (and they know it), so they will swallow their disgust, bide their time, and prepare...just as they did with Germany in the late 30's.

- LH