War and Peace. American Style.

Well, if we judge people and institutions not just by words but by actions, it is clear that, while most claim to favor peace, many in fact do not act that way.

A few years ago, President Bush said, 'A free Iraq, a peaceful Iraq will help change an area of the world that needs peace and freedom.' He also said, 'Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction. There will be a free and peaceful Iraq.'

It is not the case now isn't it. Iraq was way better off before the 'American Libarators' came. Now there is only death, destruction and misery in Iraq.

In saying that free nations are peaceful and don't develop weapons of mass destruction, he probably wasn't thinking about the United States. For over half a century, the U.S. has been attacking countries and developing weapons of mass destruction, all in the name of peace, of course.

During the Cold War, the pretext was promoting peace and freedom by fighting Communism. But peace and freedom were stood on their heads. Nearly any regime, no matter how murderous, was a candidate for U.S. assistance as long as it was anti-Communist. The U.S. even financed and trained some of the terrorists that are now its enemies in the Global War on Terror.

None of this rampant imperialism did what was promised of it. The Cold War extinguished lives, tore societies apart, and brought tyrants to power. None of it brought about world peace and freedom.

In the process, America became distrusted, feared, and resented. The international goodwill America had enjoyed for many years gave way to the appearance of an arrogant, belligerent, and hypocritical empire.