What Americans should have is a “Dominance Day,” because that is what America
is and always has been about - dominating as much of the world as possible.  It’s
called “Manifest Destiny.”  The trouble is that we don’t have enough soldiers
willing to die in order to enforce American economic hegemony.  That is why we
have turned over much of the job to bloodthirsty, hired killers, like Blackwater,
who are more than willing - they are eager - to kill as many men, women, and
children (preferably non-Christian) as possible.  And we citizens offer no objection
to using our tax dollars to pay them well.  This is common knowledge around the
world.  Only in America are people deluded into believing that the mission of our
military is to protect the citizens of the U.S.  Everywhere else people know that our
800+ bases are in their countries to assert American corporate superiority.  That is
what is our politicians mean by “American exceptionalism.”

They CHOSE to be there! Yes, I served ‘67-69. These aren’t soldiers they are
mercenaries. Let’s not get all gooey about these paid murderers. They certainly
aren’t my troops. I never authorized the USA to invade and colonize Middle
Eastern lands.