America’s Shit List
In 7th Grade I wrote a list of people I had a beef with and left it in my desk. One day I was out sick. One of my friends found the list and passed it around the seventh grade. When I walked through the door a few days later, I was belted in the mouth and flew through the thing backwards by the guy at number 1. For the rest of the year I was harassed, bullied and beaten up by the people on that list. It was a shitty year in a string of shitty years that started the year my dad died.
But it taught me an important life-lesson: Be careful who your friends are.
Dean Esmay discusses Canada in this post. Note my comment – which formed the basis for this list.
Here is my version of America’s Shit List. This list in the order of threat and/or sheer audacity from most to least. And before the country at #1 decides to jump me, keep in mind that I am a pretty good shot with a 9 mm.
1. Saudi Arabia – What can be said about a nation that won’t allow women to drive or people to drink? 15 of the 19 9-11 hijackers were upper middle class Saudis, and Saudi money continues funding America’s enemies even today. Looking back I think it was a mistake for America to block Saddam’s invasion of this country, although realistically we would have taken a political hit. But in the long-run, the chances for the reform of this country AND Islam would have been greater after Saddam cleaned out the Saudi Royal Family, and became the focus of Jihadists.
There is no simple solution to the relationship with Saudi Arabia. It is a cancer on the world’s body politic that cannot be excised without causing the metastasis of even more anti-Americanism in the world.
2. France
I used to think that France was like my sister who complains about the family, but when trouble arises she’s always the first one there to help.
How wrong I was.
It is clear now that France has always been a jealous Iago to our Othello who resents our influence and success. It’s relationship with Saddam, Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran as well as its blatant back-stab in the UN has shown us that France is not our friend.
Calling France a nation of weasels is an insult to weasels.
Kiss the French
3. Canada
How could Canada betray us?
We haven’t forgotten that Canada’s lax border controls has made it the #1 entry point into the USA for terrorists – including the Millennium Bomber who planned to blow up LA.
Is it because we view hockey as more exciting than the Ice Capades but less exciting than boxing?
A good chunk of Canada is French, and most Canadians live within 75 miles of the American border. Come to mention it, just what does it mean to be Canadian anyway?
4. Germany
Being lectured by a nation that has single handedly killed more humans than any other on this planet is a hoot. And that’s less than 60 years ago – not ancient history.
If it hadn’t been for us and the British, it would be a subsidiary of France now.
Oops! That’s right! In the EU that’s just what it is!
5. South Korea
25 years ago South Korea’s number 1 export to the USA was baby girls. I know about this first hand. We’ve got two of them in our family.
Now South Koreans view Americans as a greater threat than North Korea?
Seoul is within artillery range of the DMZ. That’s North Korea artillery – not American.
Here’s a link to my thoughts on this country which still apply.
Notice there is no North Korea, Iran or Syria? No Cuba?
Betrayal of trust is the deepest pain. Note that in 4 of the 5 nations in this list, Americans earned trust with blood.
How many French cemeteries are there in the USA?
How many Germans have been killed in wars that liberated America?
How many Saudis have died protecting America?
How many South Koreans have family members that served to protect America from invasion?
It’s ingratitude, and it won’t be forgotten.
