"If you read a little further down the page you'll find plenty of evidence I feel free to criticize the government. I never said you shouldn't."

okay, but you said I thought America was an awful place, which I never said. I think we just did something terrible, and I hope we can make it up- but thats the thing about nations and people. Even the really good ones can act with the wrong motives and do really bad things.

" simply said your comments should bare some semblence to reality."

Again, I say to you:
To threaten to make war is to threaten to kill some childs parents. To make war is to shoot someones parents. To Occupy is to point a gun at soomeones parents. I suggest that if you consider my remarks 'smart ass', that you are a dumb-ass. I also suggest that you are out of touch with reality if you think we did not threaten to shoot, kill and point guns at the parents of Iraqi children.

"Especially people who seem to enjoy belittling America rather than trying to improve it through constructive criticism. "

And there are some who think criticism and dissent is fundamentally unamerican- which I a SURE would get a hoot with the founding fathers. My criticism is sharp- you are correct! But I charge our nation, driven by the policies of a rotten administration, egged on by the politics of the 'believers' and supported by the post sept-11th stunned silence of a great many did an AWFUL AND UNJUSTIFIED THING. Furthermore, it seems even our thin justifications for this ware were FABRICATIONS- either from incompletence and faith, or from nefarious intent.

This is REALLY bad- morally, ethically, and in terms of the lasting power and QUALITY of this great American Age. Our children may very well bear the ill effects of this misguided endeavor. This was wrong, continues to be wrong, and in order to bring about change in this country AND to forestall another terrible mistake like this- I WILL criticize this administration, the fathful supporters and the stunned silence- I will do so loudly and to the best of my ability.

"but I do think it is obvious it is one of the best countries to live in in the world and it is unquestionably the wold's most powerful economy and military"

Direct me where, EVER MARK, that I have said otherwise?

Davin L.