"They also were not geniuses like you. Not one of them could sustain this conversation at as high a level as you have.....3) I don't necessarily oppose American military maneuvers to make the world a safer, better place, but I also DO NOT oppose open criticism of American foreign policy. It is this freedom that makes our military ever worth supporting. Without criticism, our leaders would make even more mistakes."

Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as pretentious. I thought it was fairly tongue-in-cheek. Of course, criticism is a good thing. I criticize everything. All I'm saying is, you have to balance righteous indignation with cynical pragmatism, especially in politics.

• hhhhmmm - carefuluniverse - August 11, 2002 - 15:12 UTC
  • Hmmm - stormcrow - August 12, 2002 - 02:47 UTC