Uh, I've never done (or condoned) any of those things.. . You aren't talking about "Americans in general" you're talking about our government. Not the same thing.. . It would be like asking why Brits in general like being America's lap dog. They don't, Blair does.. . I agree with you that our government has long done the wrong things, all over the world.. . You list doesn't begin to do justice to all the cr*p my government has pulled.. . BTW, more Americans opposed invading Iraq right before invasion (even though most believed all the lies they were being told).. . Our educational system confuses, rather than teaches. Thus, most Americans don't pay much attention and are largely unaware of things done by the government.. . But there are many of us who ARE aware, and disapprove. But as the government doesn't work for us, and the media follow what the government says, there isn't much we can do about it.