For Some, America is Always Wrong

Well, it took nary a week before the usual suspects in my social circle went from celebrating the death of Bin Laden - as any decent person should do - to attacking the US.  We shouldn't torture!  What about Pakistan's sovereignty!  Killing is always wrong!

One thing I've learned is for some people, the only time-honored truth to which they abide is that the US is ALWAYS WRONG.  No matter what we do, it's wrong.  If we stand by and don't do anything, we're wrong.  If we go in and attack governments that subjugate and kill their own people, we're wrong.  We're wrong if we kill Bin Laden. We're wrong if we don't...etc, etc. etc.  Trust me, these people don't see themselves part of what has been aptly called the "Blame America First" crowd but they most certainly are.

With all the good intentions in the world, they have helped become part of an overall movement that gives the worst governments in the world all the space they need to operate.  By very miguidedly shifting blame to the US and Israel on virtually every issue, Ahmadenijah and Assad, just to give two examples, are able to continue hacking away at their own people, and making plans for much worse in the future.

I enjoyed the few days we had until we became the great evil again.  Not for blind patriotism, but for moral clarity.  I wish it lasted much longer.