Our government is ignoring the UN to show Saddam that the UN can not be ignored. Our government is violating the democracy of the UN Security Council to bring democracy to Iraq. Our government wants to stop Saddam's suppression of dissension by suppressing dissension in the US. Our government is attacking Iraq with overwhelming force to show Saddam that might does not make right. Our government is terrorizing civilians to show that we will not tolerate terrorism against civilians. Our government started a pre-emptive war to prevent military aggression. Our government repeatedly lies to justify punishing Saddam for lying. Our government ignores the unprecedented worldwide outcry against the war in order to show Saddam that he cannot ignore world opinion. Our government claims this war on Iraq (who had nothing to do with 9/11) will save us from further terrorism, even as Al-Qaeda reaps a recruitment bonanza from the war. Our government claims the war has nothing to do with oil when key officials are on record several years ago calling for an Iraqi regime change to protect our oil interests. Our government claims we will liberate the people of Iraq, when we are "shock and awe" bombing Baghdad and our history shows we will install a new puppet dictator who serves our short term government and corporate interests and will later become a problem as bad as Saddam.

Speaking out about this does not make one unpatriotic. I've been blogging my research and encourage you to do your own research and consider if this is the sort of America you believe in.