Let's face it. Americans can be very lazy and lackadaisical. Twas always thus. Yes, when a gun is pointed at us we will get up and shove that gun up your azz. But until then, who won the game last night? I compare that to recent immigrants. I live in Queens NY, often called the biggest melting pot in the USA. I know lots of families that went through hell to get here. Just to give their kids a better life. And those kids joined the military. Became cops, firemen, construction workers, bus drivers, doctors, lawyers, court officers, mailmen, you name it. They work hard and long. And those people LOVE this country. Because they fled real shitoles that were corrupt and dangerous. They NEVER badmouth the USA. In fact they wonder aloud why Americans don't appreciate all that they have. 911 shook this country to it's core. It inspired many young people to join the military. Many came back in a box. Why does it take something like that to get us focused all the time? Why is it when the shooting stops- we fall asleep again? And if you want to appreciate the sheer enormity of how many brave men and women have sacrificed all for this country- visit a Federal military cemetery. The neat white rows go on forever. Each one is someone's Mother, Father, Sister, Brother that this day is for.