I've wondered the same thing too.  We destroyed Germany....we rebuilt Germany.  We destroyed Japan....we rebuilt Japan.  I can understand the world-wide effects of why Europe had to be rebuilt.  But apparantly the more modern wars, Korea to Afghanistan have been about nothing.  Some will say, "To stop the spread of Communism".  That's bull shyte.  We love Communist China.  Thank you President Nixon. 

China gives us cheap and or inexpensive products that get overpriced on the store shelves, thanks Wal-Mart.

Now we're are fighting "terrorists".  At least that's how it started in Iraq.  But by deposing Saddam we have stirred up a hornets nest.  Once we get out then the civil war begins.  Thanks Mr. Bush.  So until another Saddam takes over Iraq there will always be issues.  Afghanistan on the other hand, nothing will ever get them people straight.  Just leave them alone and the tribes will fight it out.

One side note that I've wondered about is what ever happened to the "airport security" that let those d*ck heads on the planes with G** D**n box cutters.  Pocket knife I could see, but box cutters.  Holy F***ing S**t.  Come on now.

Miserere nobis, Domine.

The black  sea would have had a twin if I would have had the button. We did wipe out some real nutz types but the problem is telling them from the good ones. They cant all be looney?  I was working when I heard the radio coverage and the sinking feeling when the second plane hit took days to adjust to. Numbs a person into a dull ache. It took a long time to think correectly after.

Hats off to our service men and women for putting themselves into harms way. We as a nation of freedoms known few places on earth would be another money sucking whole without them.  Bad enough that we have to fight internally about blame and shame.  The families of these servicemen and women have also suffered by the absence of their loved ones, hats off to them also.

Dave