America certainly is young, probably too young for the position it holds in the world. Americans really need to learn alot more history and understand who really gave us the freedoms we enjoy and take for granted. It wasn't politicians, writers or religious leaders, it was the soldiers. Americans by and large just don't seem to grasp that concept. Without the dedicated warriors who willingly give up some of those freedoms to stand between us and our enemies we'd have none of it.