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Well...as to the vets, yes, the Flag is a symbol, that symbol however is not inherint in the flag itself, the flag no more means their home and family than it means Exxon Mobile. The Flag flies over both, and those vets fought to protect both.
As to what this country has to appologize for, how about nearly two centuries of arpathide, and support of genocidal dictators. Not that we didn't have reasons for both, the ends justifying the means afterall, but when calmer heads prevail perhaps the nation does need to recognize our own failings.
America has done great things, and will do even more great things in the future, but that is no excuse to ignore it's failings, infact a true patriot might say it is cause for greater examination of them.
To those whom the most is given, the most is expected. Most people in the world aren't granted the freedom to take their government to task for it's failings. How sad it would be if our patriotism made us unable to do so, in this the freest nation on the planet?
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