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You said a mouthful.

God ("Allah") bless all good Arabs, Kurds and Afghans who have been essential to prosecuting the war on terror.

We are always going to be condemned and misconstrued by the small-minded. This entire "war" has proven beyond a doubt that we have no real "friends" on this planet outside our borders aside from Great Britain (and while it is true that a good many Brits have been pretty disappointing in their reaction, the same can be said of the 25% or so of Americans who seem to hate this country).

Vicente Fox and Mexico have been downright nauseating in their non-support of the USA, as has Chretien and Canada. I won't even get into "Old Europe."

Middle Eastern countries that ought to be cheering us on to Saddam's utter defeat are either silent, or downright cold toward us. That even goes for Saudi Arabia, who after 9/11 ought to be kissing our feet.

Russia, who I thought were becoming good friends, has been revealed as just one more hotbed of thuggery.

In the end I think we are going to have a lot of new friends to make up for the old. Afghanistan and Iraq will be, along with Kuwait, solidly pro-American for some time to come, I think. And "New Europe" has become a refreshing change of pace.

Vicente Fox and Mexico have been downright nauseating in their non-support of the USA, as has Chretien and Canada. I won't even get into "Old Europe."

This war certainly has sifted the wheat from the chaff. Some of it has been terribly disappointing. Turkey dangled around until we had 36 ships with our highest tech equipment off shore (the 4th) and then they said no, denying us a much needed northern front. Well, we could go on al night about it, but we know, and we don't forget.