Let's get this straight from the get-go: I'm a soldier in the US Army and I'd have never served if I didn't love my country. One of my many causes is a stronge

Let's get this straight from the get-go: I'm a soldier in the US Army and I'd have never served if I didn't love my country. One of my many causes is a stronger America and a better world. I see a stronger America as a potential force for good in the world. However, in the past decade, it's been hard to see through many of our faults. So how does it benefit me to see a weaker US? By equating our surveillance state with those of other regimes? By pointing out that gerrymandering and electioneering isn't quite democratic? By disagreeing with the use of drones that result in 10x the number of civilian casualties? Sorry, but all this protestation is intended to strengthen my country, not weaken it. I'm not sure how you arrived at the opposite conclusion.