Yet another great reason to live in a country without a king--we get a little holiday called President's Day.

I was just watching the news and I saw something that made me angry (what else is new: I'm always angry).  Some third world country had a mountain slide and buried a school under 115 feet of mud.  American troops provided aid by digging out the entombed children--which angered some of the locals.  They held marches protesting the American assistance.

This isn't like when American "helped" Iraq, Vietnam, or Afghanistan.  These were men with shoves, not guns.  Yet still, people wanted them out.  The anti-American sentiment around the globe is disgusting.  I know we've done some wrongs, but how could anyone be upset when we're trying to dig buried children out of a school? 

What I found incredibly preposterous was the march itself.  There were dozens of people--most of which probably didn't speak a lick of English--carrying hand-made signs that all said the same thing: "We want you / out of our country."  It was pretty obvious to me someone told them how to make the signs and what to write--every person carried the same freaking sign. 

I say give the people what they "want."  Halt the aid of American manpower and technology and let the middle-aged woman shovel 115 feet of dirt with their chopsticks.