Our economic problems stemmed from NAFTA. That coupled with a huge burden of illegal aliens that are taxing the taxpayer. Bad business practice by loaning institutions etc... This is not the fault of one, but the fault of many and stands to be corrected. Globalization is cutting the throat of America. The "progressive" mindset of this movement will only further it. A serious wake up call is happening in Washington DC. More people are registering as "Independants" more than ever before and will hopefully continue, because that is the only hope for America in the long run or we become a third world nation. But the World opinion, in my opinion of America is that we are despised when things are OK, and embraced when things like when WW2 happened. The most shameful thing IMO was the civilian bombing of the Serbian people by none other than a democratic President. If there was a treacherous act then it was that! To bomb allies of both World Wars was a disgraceful act. I suppose because Serbia is not an economic powerhouse. The European union did nothing in protest to this. If the Muslims were to inhabit let's say Bavaria and the decided it was theirs and tried to claim independance, I wonder how the German people would react? It is easy to be an arm chair quarter back in discussing world affairs, but when the reality strikes things change very quickly. May the words of the great sage 'Rodney King' prevail, "Can't we just all get along?"
