One reason the rest of the globe might see things opposite the way we see them is that have tasted war. They smelled it and saw the reduction of neighbors and towns to so many pounds of burger. Another thing that is different is that they don't have a corporate media (like we do in the USA - and yes, Tracy, we have a corporate media) whose fortunes are tied to multinationals that want to sell bombs or acquire the resources from others an minimal licensing (bribe the leadership) or none (invade the country - US taxpayer then will buy the bombs).

I am not trying to convince you of this truth. Time will do that. But you need to prepare yourself because we as americans will have a lot of work to do when the truth finally comes out.

Being American means assuring our government is not being privatized or outsourced. We are citizens of a republic before we are a marketplace of consumers. Don't forget that! It's our responsibility to question our government and to make sure they are acting ethically, in the interests of peace and the world we all owe our descendants. We are the government. Washington DC is where the clerks work that write up the contracts, receive our taxes and pay the bills. They work for us. They are not better than us.

You should read this short essay about the bombing of a village in Spain under Francos (WWII) rule. It's short. Read every word.

http://www.aztlan.net/fallujah_guernica.htm