Today we celebrate our nations emergences as the premiere rogue entity of the world. Not many people at that time would poke their finger into the eye of Mother England. But, low and behold, our fore-fathers stood up to the injustices levied upon them. Against odds and allies unimaginable (France was the big stick we were able to swing), they prevailed and the beginnings of a great land of freedom and tolerance was born. Though we went through some pretty horrific growing pains (civil rights, enviromental destruction, the Omish), the genius of the constitution is that it somehow knew that the people and direction of our nation would change and it could grow and develop with it.
With all of the bad press that America gets these days I still believe the citizens of the USA have every good intention to help all peoples. To paraphrase former British Primeminister Tony Blair, "The true measure of a country is view the amount of people trying to get in, and the amount trying to get out." We have our problems and we argue amongst ourselves on how to fix them but at the end of the day we are proud of where we come from and we are happy to stay.
If there is one thing I hope the people of Iraq can develop is that same unity. The ablility to argue amonst your brothers but able to unite and stand side by side saying "This we'll defend."
As we enjoy our impromptu BBQ in the wee hours of the morning over here we will be thinking of you back home. Please have a beer on us.
04 July 2008
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