It was the 'mixed' bit of the metaphors that was opaque to me.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee."
Concerning GW1 and the then President and his moral take on it :
In more straightforward language he wrote to his family a Christmas letter in which he stated, "I look at today's crisis as 'good' vs. 'evil.' Yes, it is that clear." (Bush, George H., and Brent Scrowcroft, A World Transformed (New York: Knopf, 1998) p. 435.)
Is this not an example of the moral high ground?
I don't hate the USA, I do dislike hypocrisy. And yes it was some time ago, time enough to reflect.
I'm sorry that you are offended by criticism even though it is not directed at you personally, it is meant constructively. I didn't mean to touch a tender spot.