Don't go there! Please, no invasion of Iran, no drones, no spies sent over to incite, no exploding cigars, no dirty tricks.
We got enough on our plate without meddling in other people's affairs.
Americans seem to get a charge about being the agent for freedom and democracy in the world. ("But not in my backyard")
Maybe it's because we feel guilty about killing off our indigenous population and bringing in 10 million slaves to do the heavy lifting or the wars that got us California, Cuba and the Philippines.
We were supposed to be a shining light, a city on the hill for all the world to admire our goodness, according to our early Puritan settlers. But, alas, we fell short.
So we tell the world how to act right: no nukes for Iran and North Korea ,yet nukes for Israel and India; free and fair elections for Iran , yet we don't respect the outcomes when Hamas wins in a free and fair election.
So, Americans, how about a new ethic: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone...
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