Warning! Political Content

A post from a Norwegian citizen on an automotive forum took the USA to task for the usual charges…arrogance, war mongering, excessive consumption...the usual drivel from moveon.org. He also said that the Norwegian citizens were unhappy that Norwegian troops were involved in the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that they blamed us. He assumed that because it’s my desire to leave the world to sort out their own problems, I had voted for Obama’s promise of change. As tired as I am of protecting the world while they use us, I'm even more tired of those who whine about us.

Here is my response to him:

No, I didn't vote for change, because the change most naive individuals think will happen, will not. The only thing that will change is the location of our troop deployments. Instead of the Middle East, they will be sent to Africa, because for every country that wants us to go home, there are a dozen that want us to come in and do their dirty work for them, all the while holding their hands out for money.

As for the World Bank, I think I know what would happen if we withdrew...the world would scream like banshees. The same for the UN. The world needs a whipping boy, a sugar daddy, and someone to hate. Personally, I wouldn't worry about removing all our bases and troops from around the world. The money we save could be put into an ABM program to defend this country, and improved ICBMs to destroy any country foolish enough to attack us. Let the rest of the world fend for themselves. We've done enough, and it's time to retire.

I also don't worry about our consumption. The market place takes care of that issue in a free society. We have enough energy...including oil...to run our country for 200 years. That should be enough time for technology to resolve that issue. We also have tens of millions of acres of forests and farm land that lies unused. We are not wanting for natural resources. I also did not say we should stop trade between nations. Let the market decide who sells, who buys, and who consumes.

No, Einar, we won't "just go and take it". No country in the history of the world has given so much, to so many people, and asked for so little in return…as the USA. Our only expectation is that they become free and peaceful nations. The lands we've conquered, we've returned. The damage we inflicted, we repaired. The economies we hurt, we improved. The friends who slapped our face were offered the other cheek…not the back of our hand.

Thank your troops for helping in Afghanistan, and Iraq, but I really wish they would have stayed home, because if the citizens of Norway are not behind the cause, we don't need a personal reason for them to hate us. I'd rather they remembered the 1940's when they think of America. It's much easier to remember who your friends are if you were living in Norway when Quisling was in charge, than when the tyranny is thousands of miles away and not directly affecting you.