Pelted,

The myth of the squandered sympathy after 9/11 has been debunked many times. As soon as people recovered from the shock, they got scared and tried to figure out how to feed us to the crocodile. Have you done any reading on the topic? Try Bruce Bawer’s “While Europe Slept.” Bawer is a gay American who lives with his partner in Norway. He is socially liberal, and I just read on his blog today that he voted, after a lot of deliberation, for Obama. He experienced 9/11 and its aftermath from Europe (as did I). Although I did not support Obama, I respect that Bawer reached his opinion from a point of understanding. Do some background reading to prepare yourself to evaluate Obama’s actions. The Kumbaya stuff is not a firm basis for an adult’s opinion. And please don’t talk about the crowd in Berlin. You get crowds for Madonna concerts too.