| There are many problems that confront the world | | | | it may seem flawed; those flaws may be needed to |
| and its inhabitants nowadays. Some of the serious | | | | compensate for the rest of the policy to be |
| problems are famine, diseases, religious controversies, | | | | implemented into law. Those living in a sophisticated |
| poverty, natural disasters, hatred, violence, and | | | | associated Democratic society, even with the |
| selfishness. These are all real problems many people | | | | freedom to express their opinions, should be more |
| in the United States have to go through, but the | | | | grateful and satisfied that they do not live under |
| problems that will be focused on and discussed in this | | | | Communist, Socialist, or even Libertarian rule.People |
| article are violence, hatred, and selfishness. | | | | ought to remain independent and not tied down to |
| Selfishness is a disease that has been increasingly | | | | every decision the government makes. Yet they |
| spreading through and afflicting the US and other | | | | should refrain from becoming governmental heretics; |
| countries, where less and less people think about | | | | for the nation is run by the people, and rallying |
| others and only concentrate on their own best | | | | support against the government would, in retrospect, |
| interests. Emotions toward the USA government | | | | be rebelling against themselves. Even though the |
| have changed dramatically in recent years due to | | | | officials run the country, it was based on the |
| many varying factors. Such elements include the | | | | decisions of the people, who also created the |
| differing political standpoints of issues (conservative | | | | government and prevented it from becoming |
| vs. liberal) and governmental dealings of national and | | | | Communism. Moreover without order from a |
| international disputes (equal rights activists and | | | | government, a polarized Anarchy forms and then |
| decisiveness in going to war). Many, myself including, | | | | chaos follows until another government is established |
| dislike extremists (people who go to extreme | | | | (for needed proof, just look up how many anarchy |
| measures, often violence, to express their views on | | | | regions there are in the world). The U.S. government |
| matters such as religion, race, and politics) on both | | | | does have corruption in it, but so does every other |
| sides of the war situation, or any situation for that | | | | government and everyone. So do not think, |
| matter. It is simply outrageous how some people can | | | | hypocritically, that any human can go without blame |
| become so one sided as to make false, and | | | | simply because that one person did not do the same |
| sometimes stupid, accusations to try to make people | | | | things that government officials may have done. |
| understand that they are entirely correct and anyone | | | | Criminals living in the U.S. that are responsible for |
| who opposes them is completely wrong, staying | | | | insane and illegal actions such as the Oklahoma |
| dogmatic the entire time despite the facts against | | | | bombing, the collapse of Enron, the Zodiac killer, and |
| them. I for one support the liberation of countries, | | | | attacks against the freedom riders have plagued this |
| such as Iraq, to save the citizens of the country | | | | country for many years. More American people had |
| from the atrocities that tyrants, such as Saddam | | | | committed greater crimes than virtually any action |
| Hussein, force them to endure (such as torture and | | | | that the main branches of the federal government |
| often slaughter of innocent people whenever he | | | | had executed, including the Watergate and |
| feels like doing so). Was there something that | | | | Iran-Contra scandals. The real problem in America is |
| needed to be done to stop senseless murders and | | | | the amount of depraved people it houses; which, |
| future terrorist attacks? Of course, a solution to | | | | fortunately, only a few of those who are |
| those problems was essential. Did we need to wage | | | | exceptionally atrocious make it to any area of federal |
| an all-out-war? Maybe not, though the al-Qaeda | | | | power. Many incoherent people (whether they are |
| network does extend the Taliban throughout | | | | from political statuses or not) who disclaim the rising |
| numerous countries of the Middle East. Most civilians | | | | economy, through the Bush Administration, do so to |
| do not know enough, concrete, information to judge | | | | try to discredit the opposing political party as a whole |
| whether going to war with Iraq was absolutely | | | | or are truly oblivious to the obvious facts of the |
| necessary or not. Nevertheless, many people over | | | | economic prosperity. As this nation progresses in its |
| the world, including myself, did not see a definite | | | | attempt for greater "liberty and justice for all," more |
| reason to go to war with another Middle Eastern | | | | citizens can get away with molestation, vandalism, |
| country when it does not pose a direct or tangible | | | | animal cruelty, theft, and other heinous crimes with |
| threat, just a liable menace. Even if the reason is | | | | fewer severe consequences. Lawyers are largely to |
| wrong, or the goal is unclear, the American people | | | | blame for the amount of things that people can get |
| need to support troops that are engaged fighting | | | | away with nowadays, with finding technicalities in the |
| enemies in different parts of the world because in | | | | cases or manipulating their wording to make it seem |
| their minds they fight for a noble cause, to keep | | | | as if it were understandable why the defendant |
| their country and the ones living in it safe from | | | | committed the act. Some of the lawyers that cause |
| others who threaten to harm them. Unfortunately, | | | | people to get away with crimes should be considered |
| there are some who hate the troops specifically just | | | | criminals themselves. For the severity of crimes like |
| because they are directly involved with the war. No | | | | murder, rape, terrorism, etc. in which lawyers |
| matter what the reason may be for their loathing of | | | | convince the courts to pardon their clients on is |
| American soldiers, their contempt is still considered a | | | | unacceptable and inhumane to the victims and the |
| hate crime toward the men and women of the | | | | sanity of the nation.Certainly, the ideas and lies that |
| United States military force along with their foreign | | | | quite a few rebel rousers endorse (some being that |
| allies, which displays unacceptable and despicable | | | | the planes which had crashed into the World Trade |
| behavior toward themselves.It was greatly beneficial | | | | Centers and the Pentagon were actually missiles) |
| to the Iraqi citizens that the United States overthrew | | | | have ruined the believability of their statements when |
| Hussains rule and the al-Qaeda network had | | | | put against common sense. For example, when |
| weakened. Other positive progresses included the | | | | hundreds of people have attested to planes crashing |
| Iraqi governments growth and Al-Zarqawis recent | | | | into buildings, they cannot all be so unintelligent as to |
| death boosting citizens morales about the probable | | | | mistake a missile for an aircraft. On another note, if |
| outcome of war. However, the CIAs faulty | | | | people living in a country hate it so much and want |
| intelligence about Weapons of Mass Destruction and | | | | to turn against it, as well as showing anti-patriotism |
| on average a solider dying every day in Iraq due to | | | | openly, why do they not just leave the "terrorist |
| insurgents has lowered the credibility of the | | | | government" and live their lives in another country |
| governments decision making and the Presidents | | | | where they can be selfish to their hearts content |
| leadership capabilities. Even so, people who submit | | | | without the government saying No to any of their |
| ridiculous accusations against the government by | | | | desires for pro-choice no matter how morally wrong |
| calling them terrorists and staging 9/11 without solid | | | | it may be? It is because they take advantage of this |
| proof are irrational and preposterous. Those types of | | | | countrys freedom for all policy and want more of |
| people are often known as conspirators. There is no | | | | what they already have here; even at the sake of |
| logical way that so many people in high ranking | | | | others moral standings. If all those people, including |
| offices would allow something so unspeakable as the | | | | pro-violence demonstrators and perverts, left the U.S. |
| murder of thousands of innocent civilians to take | | | | to move to their choice country, just think how |
| place without at least telling the public of the atrocity; | | | | much of an improvement it will be for the rest of us |
| or be ignorant to the fact that the government was | | | | and how more civilized the country may become |
| behind the attacks. The general population is too | | | | (apart from the massive economic drop that would |
| concerned with their own self interests to know, or | | | | ensue if all of those people really did leave). Is the |
| care, about the actual facts and problems of the | | | | state of the world in an unstoppable immoral mess of |
| war; along with inaccurate information on domestic | | | | technological supremacy (microchip implants, abortion |
| issues, such as the energy crisis, misleading them as | | | | clinics, pornographic websites)? No, at least not yet; |
| well. Likewise, the media sways the public opinion | | | | but it is getting to that point soon and there is |
| partly through often exaggerations of the truth to | | | | nothing that is going to stop, or can stop, the |
| gain renown and wealth due to increased ratings | | | | inevitable future of the planet. Although I am a |
| from its stories that tell what the public yearns to | | | | pro-America supporter, I am concerned for some of |
| hear; this type of media dishonesty is also known as | | | | the jingoistic supporters of the country who are |
| yellow journalism. Conspirators use the media, | | | | deluded to the fact that democracy and politicians do |
| sometimes, to influence the public to jump on a | | | | have flaws and the country is no where near being a |
| bandwagon of misled, stretched, or completely false | | | | utopia. Even going to the point of slander and |
| articulations to gather support, on thinking either | | | | violence to those who think otherwise; similar to |
| what they believe is acceptable or trying to move | | | | Napoleon Bonaparte. Yet most people are lazy and |
| toward anarchy within the country. Am I saying the | | | | ignorant to the real world and think peace is such an |
| government and our President are without faults? Of | | | | easy concept for all of the nations to achieve if |
| course not, but citizens of any democratic country | | | | everyone just did nothing and simply throw away all |
| need to have faith in the actions the government | | | | of their religious beliefs; highly impractical. So for any |
| makes to help progress the nation. However, if the | | | | of the said extremists and excessive complainers |
| actions taken seem immoral or foolish then the | | | | who have read this much of the article, I have just |
| citizens of the nation should be allowed to express | | | | one last remark to enounce, Suck It Up or Shut It |
| their views, but to a sensible level as to not become | | | | Up.I am a concerned citizen for the future of |
| unreasonable or obscene to others. Nevertheless, | | | | America and write about what I feel is needed to be |
| people do not need to go against every policy made | | | | said about issues using logic and understanding of the |
| by the government because in some way or another | | | | situation. I am also 16. |