The idea that you can love America and be a great patriot while being a know-nothing about our form of government or reflexively denouncing it is pretty much BS.
This is the physical (and possibly permanent) expression of the violence being done to the nation itself—so ironic as we attempt to celebrate 250 years of our liberation from monarchy.
One way to assess whether this war was an imminent necessity or a vanity indulgence is to weigh what each country lost or gained in this conflict. What does the Iran-War balance sheet look like?
Although immigrants have many different reasons for coming here, most are in search of independence and opportunity; most are seeking to be able to participate in political and civic life unencumbered.
