Put America First

You know what I would like? I would like to get our country off its dependence on oil. I would like to see all the money we put into this crazy war used to find an cleaner energy source. We would kill two birds with one stone---our dependence on the Middle East for oil and also cleaning up our environment by not burning fossil fuels. Then the people of the middle east can go back to living the way they want, fifth century, with no interference from us or anyone else. Did you ever think that in 2007 we would still be using gas in our cars or oil to heat our homes---I suspect our wealthy oil industry and gas burning car industries are dragging their feet---making huge profits instead of developing cleaner burning products. What other reason could there be?

One other thing, I am tired of spending all this money fighting wars and giving money to countries hoping to keep them on our side, while our own country's infrastructure is falling to pieces. Our quality of life---which use to be the highest in the world is now slowly creeping downward on the list. http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-quality-of-life-map.html We are now number six on that list. We have to turn our thoughts and energy toward our own country and get things back up to par.

I am not a "dove" when it comes to war. If we are attacked---we should retaliate---and it should be fast and hard. I was frustrated in the Viet Nam war and I am frustrated with this war, we are such a military powerhouse, we should be able to get in there and get the job done right (doing whatever it takes) and get out, none of this dilly dallying for years and watching our sons come home in body bags, then insulting their memory by admitting defeat and leaving with our tails between our legs. It was a fast and hard military action that put a stop to Japan in WWII and I'm sure it would do the same now days. (Of course, there is nothing that boosts an economy like a nice long war.)

I also get tired of being the aristocratic Europeans "dirty job" guy. We are like the young puppy who lives for their attention and will do anything to get it. We fight for them while they sit there on the fence, laughing at us behind our backs, and reaping the rewards of our sons deaths. I saw this attitude when I lived in Europe and I know it exists. By the way, Bin Ladan is a member of the Kuwait royal family ---good friends of G. Bush Sr. and W. http://membres.lycos.fr/wotraceafg/carlyle.htm Saddam was an enemy of Kuwait---THAT is why we fought the first gulf war and why we went after Saddam and not Bin Laden after 911.

I am a strong believer of putting America and Americans first. That means making our country the best and safest, and we better do it soon because if you look at who is at our heels, taking business and money and jobs from us, it's the Chinese and Asian Indians. If we don't look after our own interests now we won't be able to compete and will lose everything.