Price of Nice

The financial state of the US sucks. Billions are spent fighting wars and protecting our "interests" overseas all in the name of freedom. And what do we have to show for it?

Now, thanks to the fantastic political system we have checks for social security, medicare and other so called "entitlements", which by the way have already been paid for, may not go out to those who rely on them.

So what now? Are the poor people in their third world countries going to start seeing TV ads with melancholic music playing showing the homeless, underemployed, elderly and suffering cancer patients and diabetics with flies on their faces begging for the billions we gave them back?

We go to war and there are rules. Really? Don't marginalize (kill) that insurgent (terrorist) unless he tries to blow your head off? What a crock of shit.

I'm all for helping the disenfranchised and the less fortunate as we live in the greatest country the world has ever seen - or do we?

The Roman empire lasted a hell of a lot longer than our wimpy 300 years, and perhaps some lessons could be taken from them.

Perhaps we should quit worrying about aiding those in other countries and feed, clothe, house and educate the folks who are US citizens.

As far as the foreign policies for the past half decade - well they suck. That's right, they fucking suck. Americans shouldn't have to be put in harms way domestically or abroad in the name of being fair or nice or politically correct. Remember Hiroshima? Game fucking over! SCOREBOARD

We need oil and we will get it. Why put 150,000 troops in harms way when a single pilot with a well equipped US built plane can deliver the consequences of fucking with our ability to control the free world?

I know, the rest of the planet would hate us - shit they already do. Either because we beat the shit out of them in some conflict, control their economy, allow porn on the net - pick your poison.

It would serve the so called leaders of this country well to go back and study the civilizations that survived thousands of years and borrow some of their philosophies. These cats knew how to run the world and if that's what our government is trying to do (though they will never admit it) they suck at it.

Close the borders, bring the troops home and allow natural attrition to take place. Shit, Lions eat their young and I'm pretty sure they are the top of their food chain.