A PEACEFUL CRUSADER STATE?:

U.S. no peacenik, global index says: Rated 85th of 149 countries (Jennifer Harper, 6/07/10, Washington Times)

America, land of peace? Forget about it.

The United States is just the 85th most peaceful nation on earth, according to the fourth annual Global Peace Index (GPI), a statistical ranking based on a spectrum of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators — from political stability and military expenditures to gun sales, violent crime and "respect for human rights."

The 85th position does not even rank the U.S. in the upper half in the 149-nation list, which was released Tuesday.

America can't be at peace while the march of liberty is still ongoing.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 8, 2010 6:20 AM