Ann, I'm also sorry you feel that way. You need to read the Gordon Sinclair essay, in it you will find that America has ALWAYS been the FIRST on scene to ANY foreign tragedy: http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Our_Culture/americans.htm

This was largely a response to our involvement in Viet Nam. Yes, Hanoi fell, but communism was basically defeated in that the world was aware that any further attempts of takeover by communist countries would not be tolerated by the US and the US would be there to militarily aid any country that was invaded by communist forces. Aren't you glad we did that BEFORE Russia decided to invade Sweden?

This doesn't even include more recent disasters, such as the Mexico City earthquake in 1984, or the Southern Indian earthquake in January of this year, just to name a very, very few.

I have visited your website and found that you indeed visited America for an extended time to visit your boyfriend. You wouldn't have been allowed to do that in most countries.

America is largely responsible for the fact that you do not now speak German, and that you do not now live in a country ruled by communism.

It might do you well to read up on your world history and politics in the 20th century, and see how many times "America" is mentioned, especially in comparison to how many times "Sweden" is mentioned.

Your comment that if it had been our president you wouldn't have cared shows your true colors. I could understand that comment if our president, or any of our presidents, were terrorists or dictators. But since we elect them by a majority vote, then when you pass judgement on our leader, you pass judgement on all of us.

I have no beef with Sweden. I have never been there, but our Great Lakes area is populated by many folks who came from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finnland, and they have historically been fine, hard-working, honest people who make many contributions to our society.

God forbid, should anything horrendous happen in Sweden, you will see what country the first relief planes come from. I pray that will never be realized.

By the way, how are we supposed to know we are not going to like what you read, unless we read it? You kind of lose your credibility before you even get started with that line. Sorry, don't mean to flame.

Thank you for your opinion.

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