Asian countries must note the conflict within the US

[dArKeR]

Three years after the Sept. 11 terrorist assaults on New York and Washington, two seemingly contradictory currents run through the veins of America, currents that will affect the US' relations with every nation in Asia.

The first is a mingling of nationalism and patriotism, which are closely related but not the same thing. This stream is perhaps best illuminated by the widely repeated phrase "you are either with us or with the terrorists," sometimes expressed as "you are either with us or against us."

The second current is a torrent of divisiveness accompanied by a decline in civility. Senator John McCain underlined this discord, the worst since the turbulent Vietnam era, with an eloquent plea when he addressed the Republican convention: "We are Americans first, Americans last, Americans always."

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/09/13/2003202751

There's no "conflict" in America. There's only murderers, butchers and liars (aWol Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Rice, Powell, Asscroft) and the other side of moral people who will eventually charge the former with Crimes Against Humanity.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. You know the cold civil war has almost reached hot levels

when even foreign papers notice this.... well lets hope the shooting does not start soon...

[Art_from_Ark]

2. Too bad McCain forgot about civility

when he was blasting away at fellow veteran Kerry.