How, in the world of Conservatives, a person who:

abhors the slaughter, torture, rape and mutilation of innocent people is considered un-American.

Saddam slaughtered, tortured and his sons raped many innocent people. The Americans who are happy he is gone were also happy when the Taliban government was displaced from power and their execution happy, stoning, hand-chopping, eye-gouging out ways went with them.

a person who avoided military service, has never contributed to their community in any meaningful way, who resents paying taxes, and who advocates the preemptive slaughter of innocents (read "war") is considered pro-American.

Who are we talking about here? If this about Tom, I have few doubts that he is quite pro-American. His view on taxes is quite normal. Tom does not resent paying taxes, everything I have read that he has written about taxes deals with the unfair application of taxes to the wealthy re: taxes-benefits ratio and for programs that put unneccessary tax burdens on small businesses, etcetera.

As for supporting war, I have not heard one person declare that they like war or the slaughtering of innocents, and most of the conservatives here are no exception. However, many have expressed their support for removing the Taliban and Saddam's regime. And if chaos ensues after these regimes crumble, that is to be expected. To pretend conservatives love blooshed or the killing of innocents is beyond misrepresentation and pure slander.

a person who believes in the entire Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights, is considered un-American.

a person who advocates those rights guaranteed under the Constitution only when it's convenient and thinks the power of President of the United States supercedes laws is considered pro-American.

You'll have to point out the person/group who believe the President is above the laws. If this is about phone-tapping, you'll find that there is a lot of legal wiggle room on the issue. There can be no doubt that it has probably saved lives. The question is do the ends justify the means. I have faith that when the dust settles, the Supreme Court will come down on the side of some legalized, yet regulated, form of monitoring.

a person who believes that when America destroys a country such as Afghanistan, under the promise of the President of the United States to rebuild it, should bring peace to those people and rebuild the country is considered un-American.

Destroy Afghanistan? I'm afraid a nation of warlords and the Taliban government don't qualify as a country we would recognize. And it is quite facetious to pretend that the US hasn't tried to rebuild the regional infrastructure, support free elections and bring the first taste of freedom and civilizations to millions.

And yes it does seem un-American to oppose freedom for these folks and Iraqis which is what it amounts to when you say they were better of before the US arrived.

Just go back to the Declaration of Independence for the American viewpoint:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

And to be quite honest the Colonists under King George didn't suffer anywhere near what the Iraqis did under Saddam or the Afghanis did under the Taliban.

and how a person who believes it is just fine for the United States of America to renege on it's promises is pro-American.

Because I believe that what the United States USED to stand for was worth dying for. That principles such as Human Rights, freedom and safety under law, that honor and respect were worth fighting for.

And why Conservatives think those things are options at the whim of George Bush.

Tell me how that's un-American in the view of you and your ilk, the True Believers, the Conservatives.

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Actually US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are a SACRIFICE. We spill our blood so that others may live freer lives. Cursing them or the man who sent them there seems rather un-American. Have things gone swimmingly? No. There are always those who oppose freedom for people. And make no doubt about it...the TALIBAN, AL QAEDA and INSURGENCY is all about CONTROL of others lives. As it stands Iraqis, Afghanis are able to leave for greener pastures - something they could NOT do under SADDAM & the TALIBAN.

That's FREEDOM. That's America delivering the best it can, for others. The iraqi Kurds asked to help topple Saddam. Our own Declaration of Independence acts as a moral roadmap for our actions in Iraq, even if we ignore ALL of Saddam's corruption, UN treaty violations, etcetera. As for the Taliban - we gave them a very clear opportunity to extradite Bin Laden and they refused. The rest is history. The Afghanis under the Taliban never asked - but they got a freebie and based upon the turnout at the last election - they are more than ready and thankful for it.