It sounds like we may be talking about different things. I am talking about the way the U.S. went into Iraq on a cowboy-like mission – completely unilaterally – and based on falsified evidence of weapons of mass destruction and claims that Saddam Hussein was working in alliance with Al-Quaeda.

We never found weapons of mass destruction nor did we find links between Hussein and Al-Quaeda. Instead of working with other nations and/or helping forces within Iraq, we jumped in in a way that led to a large number of civilian deaths leaving many Iraqis to see us as the enemy rather than the liberator we claimed to be.

Have you been to a foreign country where its people have no conception of a better life; even in their dreams? Do we play “follow the leader” or do we take a proactive approach? Do we allow millions of people in the Congo to die because our so-called allies are against supporting these oppressed people? Difficult questions for sure, but if we created more enemies, then the world we live in isn’t worth very much, nor are those who question our motives.

Chopra is forgetting that before needs and desires, there must be basic physiological needs such as safety. Without that, there is nothing. A mother needs to feel that she and her children are safe before she can think about anything else. It’s a little superficial to just say, ” …..find ways to support democracy that are in alignment with the needs and desires of the citizens of nations we purport to want to help heal.” Does Chopra really think that the millions killed in the Congo really worried about US intervention without proper representation? Hardly!

Don’t criticize without offering solutions.