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I quote Paul Krugman because I think he has a eloquent way of saying how I feel. Not only that, he has a wealth of information at his fingertips that I do not have on a day to day baisis (our general media sources do not always give whole stories of un biased facts, and I do not always have the time to follow up on everything that is said).

Not only that, but I feel that with the committee meeting that has been taking place in the past week, this is a time where criticism is justified. Richard Clarke publicly apologized to the country for not having the right information sharing systems in place to perhaps prevent 9/11. Now, there is a lot of hubbub on why he said that, or if they could have "connected the dots" if the perfect system was in place, but the point is, many top public officials think that something went wrong. This isn't something to be blind to! Not only that, the crucial information the Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was what made a lot of Americans originally against the war in Iraq, for it. Now we know that's not true, either. I don’t know about you, but I refuse to have my government lie to me, and then be reticent about investigation. That is what is going on right now, and criticism is certainly justified for such acts.

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A- Keep your chin up! My friend just got back from two months in Italy, and she wanted to come home after two weeks because of all the s*** she got for being American. The next time any Brits give you truble, just point out that Tony Blair is Bush's b****, and hasn't left the guy's side in three years. That'll shut them up pretty quick. You can also point out that there are varying opinions in any country- ask them if they support their prime minister.