I have no choice, economically and of course to much family to just up root. Of course, I love my country, the people, the places...just because I don't like the leadership doesn't mean I should leave.
You are saying all leaderships are the same though. Not Just the one at the time of 9/11 or the one now.
Paramilitary group called Blackwater. This mercenary group is under no military jurisdiction. Has tortured illegally detained prisoners. Killed innocents in the Middle east in cold blood. The laundry list goes on for miles.
All countries do nasty things to their enemies, doesn't mean they blow their own people or allies up, well, not on purpose anyway.
When I tell people that I teach classes, the most common reaction is, "Oh really, you don't seem the type." and I ask, "why do you say that?" and the normal response is. "Your just so easy going and nice." You with your own training may pick up on it, but there are only a few suttle cues that give it away.
I expect they are just being polite. Nothing more boring than other peoples hobbies and activities.
And thats just it...there was no reason to go either time...the Government had to have a real good reason to get congress and the adverage American to back the cause. They lied to us and told us they had WMDs, when now a classified doc was leaked confirming this. Why else would they want to go to war? Greed and Power. Oil, Black Gold...keep making the rich, richer and the poor, poorer and scared.
There's gold in Aghanistan? No, didn't think so, yes it would help the arms industry to have a continuous war but the government can easily lie, they have already, they don't need to kill thousands of Americans to go to war.
Not really. I do a lot of reading more than anything...Netflix if I have the time.