"For the past 45 years, the United States, with 570,000 military personnel on 700 bases in 120 countries, maintained (s) an empire around the world. America created the Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm and Iraq Wars. Deaths mounted into the millions. Human suffering registered off the Richter scale of misery.
All of their deaths and our deaths meant nothing. All could have been avoided with more intelligent minds at work for peaceful co-existence on this planet.
Fifteen years ago, Osama bin Laden demanded that America retreat from Muslim lands. We ignored him. The Muslim world did not want us occupying their turf. Bin Laden didn't want Western culture "polluting" Islamic law and culture. Muslims view America as the "Great Satan" of the Western world.
Our women wear what they please. We celebrate in Sin City Las Vegas. We encourage women to vote, to speak, seek divorce, to teach, to be independent, and run for political office. We accept all races, creeds, and colors. We accept homosexuals. We do not allow honor killings, female genital mutilation, promote suicide bombings or arranged marriages of 10 year old girls.
We failed to leave. Osama bin Laden exacted his revenge. We may have killed him last Sunday, but we are slowly and effectively killing our civilization. All empires decline from over-extension. Examples: Great Britain, Rome, France, Athens, Germany, Spain and others"............................read more here
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