The U.S. is underappreciated

“If the US acted more like Norway (or Sweden, etc) we wouldn’t have all of these problems with Islam. It’s the fact that Americans are so insensitive to other cultures…” I heard and read stuff like that recently. The US has taken a public relations bashing over the past two years. “Bush is a thicked head cowboy.” Many Europeans wonder if the Americans could be more like them, the problem with Islam wouldn’t exist. I say “bull.” The "Norways" of the world are covered in an umbrella protect by the United States. The U.S. is the big man on the block and obviously the target. If America’s resolve fell to militant Islam, these small Western European countries would be under attack.

If the US didn’t stand up to militant Islam, who would? I’m tired of the US taking a beating, while they are the only ones willing to stand up to these thugs. The US is underappreciated.