[Alberta's Child]

The big difference, of course, is that Thomas Paine was writing about "Americans" fighting for freedom and liberty for themselves.

If modern Iraq doesn't have their own Thomas Paines, Patrick Henrys, George Washingtons, etc., then there's sure as hell no reason to give them ours.

[unspun]

The big difference, of course, is that Thomas Paine was writing about "Americans" fighting for freedom and liberty for themselves.

...which is what we're doing, now.