As a foreigner, who has lived in the US for ~9 years, I can say that I mostly admire the "sane" patriotic spirit that most Americans have ("not sane" would be t

As a foreigner, who has lived in the US for ~9 years, I can say that I mostly admire the "sane" patriotic spirit that most Americans have ("not sane" would be the racist, xenophobic type, which I instead condemn). Your points about where money is spent still stands; but I don't think it makes Americans less patriotic. You might also be true that they are "a very confused tribe", but rest assured that most people in the world think the same about their people.