“Americans should not fear to travel abroad because of their nationality’
Says who, that is the most naive thing I’ve seen on here in a long time. Heck I avoid parts of THIS country because I fear for my safety.
Says every brave American who came before you and every American leader who has fought to ensure the safety of our citizens from Shangai to Tripoli and back again. Thomas Jefferson did so when he fought against the Barbary Pirates, because Americans should be able to sail the seas without fear or need of ransom; James Madison did so when he fought a war againt Great Britain so that American citizens and sailors would not be abducted on the high seas and forced to serve in a foreign navy, and Bush did so when he attacked Somali pirates harrassing our merchant and private ships. Attacks and injustices perpetrated on Americans abroad have always been met with robust action, whether our citizens be sailing on ships in war zones like the Lusitania or stuck in unfriendly places like Grenada. You may be fearful, but there are tens of thousands of Americans all across this globe, and our citizens are one of two things - proud members of a strong nation that are free to travel as their conscience and the laws of other nations permit, or fearful targets for brigands and theives who know they can attack Americans with impunity. Think about it.