TM7, in answer to your post #116 ;
First you falsely claim that I profess that we should enter a foreign country to "invade,conquer and remake" it. I don't know where you got that from since I never endorsed that idea. The fact is, I look at it a bit differently than you do

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I see it as myself (USA) pretty well minding my own farm, when a pack of wolves (terrorists) attack my sheep (citizens). They start by attacking all kinds of targets around my farm..Marines in Lebanon, ships docked in "friendly" ports, my embassies..then these same wolves start getting bolder and coming right into my farm pasture.. World trade center #1..then since I may have seemed timid, they attacked in my pasture again WTC attack #2..they even tried to destroy my headquarters (Pentagon & Capitol). So I figure, as any responsible farmer would...They don't show signs of quitting, so I'll have to go get them where they are denned up !
You made several charges against the USA, saying we are such a bad nation..I will answer your accusations by the order you gave them;
1) Small pox blankets..Yes, Lord Amherst in 1763 did suggest such an idea in a letter, however there is no indication that he ever carried the plan out. Of course, this was during the French & Indian war and Lord Amherst was a British official. The United States didn't exist before 1787 when the Constitution was ratified. However; If you still have some kind of grudge with the Brits..better talk to the Queen; or perhaps Charles.
BTW: some indians self-inflicted small pox by digging uop corpses to take their scalps..as happened to Richard Rogers' body (brother of Robert Rogers, the foundewr & leader of Rogers Rangers) at Ft william Henry.
2) Sherman's march to the sea; Sure was brutal..but then war is brutal. Sherman himself said, "war is hell". If it is your aim to indict the USA because we have endured wars, you better indict all nations. Fact is, most nations are "born of war".
3) Salem witch trials..In 1692 a community of British subjects persecuted a small segment of their population. It was ugly and unfair..but here again..take it up with the Queen..or Charlie, perhaps. Probably the closest parallel we have today is when some guy dwelling here in the USA, takes it in his head to burn, strangle, behead or by other means, murder his wife, sister or daughters..in an "honor killing"..difficult to find much "honor' in that !
4) Importation of slaves..Truly, one of the darkest pages in our history..but we matured, disciplined ourselves and came through a better nation. Ironically, slavery still exists in that manner..much of it in Islamic nations. Somalia and the Sudan are awash in it ! Sudanese mercenary terrorists are paid their blood wages in slaves..whom they sell to richer Muslims.
5)Slaughter of the unborn..Totally indefensible..I can only cling to the fact that more than half our people do not approve of the slaughter.
Here we have an irtony where people here kill their own young with surgical procedure, while elsewhere some consider it an "honor" kill other people's children with stupidcide bombs.
6) Stock market meltdown, and those nasty giant banks.. Both are not simply USA organizations, they are multi-national. In fact, many of them call themselves "supernational"..and surely you know that they have no national allegiance. Just because some ditzy politicians, elected by the uninformed decide it is our job to spend our capital bailing them out and "stimulating' them..don't blame the character of the USA.
7) Million people missing in the US every year..#1..I don't accept that as factual..don't know where you get your stats, but I doubt them.
Nothing seems to show any more missing person stats for the US than for any other comparably sized country.

#5 pedophile country..We are probably the #1 country to pursue and punish pedophiles, thus our statistics will appear larger. In some cultures, pedophilia is not even considered a crime, so if it is not treated as such..convictions for same will be very low. Men in some cultures may even think they are following a great religious leader if they have sex with a juvenile girl.
So TM, I hope this clarifies some of your questions. I certainly do not think the USA is without any warts or blemish, but I do think it is the best bet in human established government yet.
Frankly; if yiou want someday to dwell in a perfect place ..Read the Biblical book of John..especially verse 16....