"Over the weekend, still another outpost was attacked in the distant reaches of Afghanistan, and still more American soldiers -- and Afghan ones -- were lost. An undermanned and overstretched international force struggles on in that graveyard of empires. And waits for word from Washington. And waits and waits. ... All wait to see what course the president will choose, or will let others choose for him. In the meantime he dithers -- and Americans fight and die." --columnist Paul Greenberg

Adamile-admitting your flaws is one aspect of a democracy but denouncing your own country and playing the subservient stooge to tin pot dictators is playing into their hands. You never speak outside of the family about the family if you are "responsible".

The horrible sacrifice that "Pinocchio's" wife had to make flying in a fine luxury jet that we pay for to a fine luxury hotel that we pay for and the fine luxury meals that we pay for really saddens me. How horrible it all must be! I imagine her existence is pure hell on earth! While she was suffering so horribly and being so put out my crew was pouring cement in pouring rain until 9:15 at night so that we would have work for the following day. We were able to bring in a little coffee and some stale breakfast sandwiches that had been sitting under a heating lamp from early morning. Not one of these hard working men complained one bit. Why? Because they were providing for their families. Their tireless work provides for food, education, keeping the car on the road, housing, medical attention and maybe if everything goes well maybe a treat of some sort or maybe some really necessary new clothing. The hard working people of this country deserve much better than these elitist snobs crying and whining at every turn in the road. I have nothing but respect for the fine men and women who work tirelessly every day at grueling jobs to provide and nothing but loathing toward the con artists in the white house.