~THE IRANIAN~, I completely agree with your list and you are right on so many points. But the problem is that the majority of Americans believe everything they hear, believe every politician, believe whatever the controlled mass media tells them (MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, etc).....If you were to talk to one of these Americans and express an idea that goes against with what they have been fed, YOU would be considered "crazy" or "stupid" or just shot down and they would just end the conversation.

It's sad, because I am an American, and just like how extremist/militant Muslims give all regular, practicing Muslims a bad name, these politicians and basically all of U.S government, give Americans a bad name...

Yes, there are many Americans who believe all the bullshit the news and media feed them....but there is a great population that don't...but the "powers that be" (not saying who) will never let the parties (democrat/republican) to be abolished...American wars on nations will never cease because our dollar depends on oil, is backed by oil, "how dare someone try to sell their oil with something other than USD"...

We as citizens, and I'm talking about citizens of all nations around the world, really have no say in what is going on; although they want you to believe that you do....Unless all of us rise in a massive uprising, sadly, we can't do anything...We just have to sit and watch and hope that that our governments can try to find peace, but sadly that is probably not going to happen.

My first post, hopefully it's well received :)