| Just when you think it can't get any worse, it has | | | | hated countries in the world. We have lost our |
| gotten worse. Since George W. Bush decided (illegally) | | | | credibility, respect, and trust. But, worst of all, we have |
| to launch a war against a country and its civilians, | | | | set the stage for more problems. Since America is |
| under the guise of fighting terrorists, the American | | | | spread so thin militarily and cannot help Israel, Hezbollah |
| people have learned one thing: Might makes right. Our | | | | has attacked Israel and killed and kidnapped Israeli |
| children are taught to reason and compromise rather | | | | soldiers. Israel retaliated and now we have another |
| than fight. Now, they are being taught that if you want | | | | war in the region. The Palestinian people elected |
| your way all you have to do is lie, mislead, and fight for | | | | Hamas as their government. Both organizations refuse |
| it if you must. What a terrible lesson. And how much | | | | to recognize Israel as a country, the main thing Israel |
| more violence will it bring to America, where we | | | | demands, and the main reason why Israel is still in the |
| already lead the world by a hundredfold in murders | | | | occupied territories. Iran has nuclear capability, and |
| and violent crimes?Look what our American | | | | wants to destroy Israel, too. As does Syria.There is a |
| government has created. After the horrific bombings | | | | brewing war between India and Pakistan where the |
| of 9/11, America waited and did not retaliate for a year | | | | Muslim population wants control. Before we know it, |
| and a half. But then, Bush decided he wanted to rid | | | | the Muslim world (1.2 billion strong - 22%) will have |
| terrorism from the world. France, Germany, and Russia | | | | enough terrorists in every country to destroy the |
| knew it was impossible. They knew that going into Iraq | | | | Jewish people. There are already terrorist cells in |
| and Afghanistan was a mistake that would lead to | | | | every state in the continental U.S. Of course the rest |
| even more terrorism.The Bush administration is sending | | | | of the world will try to stop that genocide, and they will |
| thousands of our children to their deaths, even though | | | | join together and wage war. All of this because |
| they know that hate begets more hate, retaliation | | | | America approached the terrorism problem like school |
| begets more retaliation. The escalation of our | | | | kids determined to fight to get what they want. Now |
| vengeance, of our president's decision to make the | | | | everyone is following suit, which is creating more |
| world live our way of life, has spread throughout the | | | | terrorism throughout the world than ever before.As I |
| globe. Chaos and fear and the death of innocents has | | | | ask in my novel, THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ( |
| been the result. As leader of the free world, America | | | | where is all this hatred coming from. And, worse, |
| should have responded to 9/11 by being diplomatic, not | | | | where is it all leading?It is leading to World War III? And |
| dishonest. Rather than fighting these wars, weakening | | | | don't be surprised if it is fought overseas AND at |
| us financially at home, we would instead have the | | | | home. And then watch your taxes rise, and gasoline |
| respect and assistance of our allies if we had led | | | | prices rise, and interest rates rise, and prices on |
| through example.George Bush's determination to turn | | | | everything rise to pay for this our defense, now that |
| the world into a democracy is anything but democratic. | | | | we squandered all our money trying to fight a people |
| Live and let live is the American way of life. The | | | | we can't even find.Bruce Schwartz is a political activist |
| Muslim world, of which 99.9% are law-abiding, loving | | | | and author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, THE |
| people, have only known one way of living for | | | | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, the story of a |
| thousands of years. America does not have the right | | | | nationwide terrorist attack, which ignites a race/class |
| to try to enforce our modern, political way of life on | | | | war seven days before the American presidential |
| them. They are a religious government. We are not. | | | | election. He has also written other novels, three |
| Our different ideologies will never mesh and terrorism | | | | children's books, and six musicals. He is presently |
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