Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
Gotta love it.
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
Scary.
Edited to add: Most people have nothing against the American people, it's always their choice of leaders and foreign policy that cause problems.
Edited by - sargon on 14 February 2003 15:13:37