Bad behavior. Bad tactics. Bad strategy.

The recent revelation of the deliberate murder of innocent Iraqi woman and children, by US Marines certainly documents "bad behavior," not to mention the torture and secret prisons.

In a historically unprecendented public announcements, 7 or 8 hight ranking past generals have criticised the tactics of this war in Iraqi. (Most of them actually wanted more troops -- what a surprise).

But, in my opinion, the even more important issue of strategy (and intelligence) of our nation has been an abysmal faiure throughout my lifetime. Have our policies in our own 'backyard' of Central & South America, and the Caribbean been successful? Has it made us friends? 

Our current global policies also seem to have made nations that were once our allies for the last 50-years, and the very core of our own civilization and culture, where we came from.
Yet, now the vast majority of the people in Europe: in England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switerland are no longer our allies and friends.

We have to build phony 'coalitions,' where it's 100,000 our own troops and 2,000 of theirs; and pretend this is real.

Has our stragedy in the Middle East helped US in any way?

Are we making friends in the India/Pakistan area, or only adding to the troubles.

Should the Russians or Chinese want to do us any favors?

Can we only motivate ourselves and others by Hate & Fear and Divisiveness!!

Have the Drug Wars worked out?
Does our Immigrantion Policy work?
Our real finances, jobs and opportunity any better? Or is is just better for corporate pigs.

Do we seek consensus and unity, do we work towards solutions and make 'em happen? Why are their still, to this day, still 12,000 FEMA trailers rotting away, unused,  in a field in Alabama (while FEMA still pays 'rent' on 'em!).

There's not much to pat ourselves on the back here, friends. Not much at all.