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Originally posted by _Opi_
You are sooo American!!! Good for you....let the rest of the world jump up for joy ...
And English happens to be my second language. At least I am not embarassed of my two nationalities 
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Are you embarrassed that you have chosen to . . .
A - Engage in vicious stereotyping - ironically, very similar to that which you claim to abhor in Americans - regarding America and American citizens
B - Accept anecdotal evidence as some sort of 'fact', a clear logical fallacy
C - Allow latency and emotional ties to cloud your opinions, then opine about how silly it is that everyone else doesn't share those clouded, biased opinions.
Look, I'm sorry that your friend's cousin was raped - but terms like "left and right" have no place in a logical argument, and you look foolish defending these views.
It's rather popular (rather than 'populist') to argue that there's no rational benefit to war . . . however, there are certainly positives to a people who were being abased, abused, and literally robbed by a genocidal dictator.
War is hell; however, life as an Iraqi citizen was hellish as well - and even more so if you were, say, a Kurd. I feel no remorse for war actions that lead to the removal of a man willing to use mustard gas.
Again, I'm sorry to hear about your friend's situation, but honestly I think you're way off point here, and perhaps should spend some time removing yourself from the situation and attempting to be more objective.