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Noha: Americans are taught from an early age that we are virtuous, envied by everyone, and all-powerful. Why else would people from all over the world try so hard to emigrate here? Unfortunately, our Protestant Christian origins, luxurious lifestyle, and powerful military serve to reinforce these beliefs. And since we have had several military successes – including the American Revolutionary War, World Wars I and II, and the Gulf War – some Americans feel it is our destiny to be the reigning world power. I can still remember from my childhood when world maps were designed with the United States placed directly in the middle — thus slicing the continent of Asia in half! (That’s not really done any more.) In the meantime, our entire culture has absorbed the idea that ‘we are always good.’ And that means that sometimes we go too far in our efforts to do good around the world. More specifically, sometimes our ‘leaders’ go too far. Noha, I can’t tell you that I disagree with the war that Prez Bush is now leading, but I can tell you that his approach has been callous, ill-mannered, arrogant, and narrow-minded. However, as I’m not someone whom the Prez likes to listen to (a San Francisco Democrat), I am in the same position as you. We will both have to wait to see what he does next, and hope too many people aren’t hurt.

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Name : jimmy30533, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 37, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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