I would like to explain what I feel may be some of the issues faced by Liberia today. Need I remind you that the USA, with a $14 Trillion economy was just about brought to the knees by greed and corruption in banking, insurance, & mortgage. Do not get me wrong. I am very proud of my country and even prouder of the new President Obama. He is now under incredible pressure to produce results. We now have 6 million unemployed who were doing just fine in 2008. Since this is affecting the entire country there is no place for them to go for work so the tax base suffers and it makes everyone very unhappy. Thousands of years ago people used to think that when things were going wrong it was because of "evil spirits" so they would get a poor little goat and put on an act to convince the mostly illiterate people that the evil was now in the goat. Then they would brutally kill the innocent goat and everyone would dance around and be in a better mood. This was how the term "scapegoat" originated. Everyone in the World is partially responsible for the state of the economy and I feel that many of us should have been motivated to stop the wars of Liberia. All of the questions now being put to President Ellen, were they asked of Charles Taylor? Many of the people still on the payroll of Liberia are held over from Taylor's administration. President Ellen took over and had very little cash with which to run the country and almost no infrastructure remaining. My feeling is that greed and destruction are very addictive. In the USA we could not get the bankers & Wall Street people to tell the truth. Because they did not tell the truth we were unable to correct the situation. Liberia faces far worse conditions than the USA. Why ? Because we still have 75% of a strong infrastructure. The developing countries stand little chance of changing their circumstances until the USA gets back to some form of honest economy. The World can not expect people in the USA to continue to mount unreasonable debt to purchase things manufactured in other countries. Liberia is rich with resources but we must educate people and build the infrastructure. As we educate people we must also retain our raw materials and learn to add value by canning, building furniture, making beautiful clothes, and showing the World we can pull together like a fine team of horses to pull Liberia to #1 country in Africa. You may not believe me but the answer is in LOVE. Not to be confused with sex. Real love of family means commitment. When parents bring children into the World these days they are taking responsibility for shelter, clothing, education, and security for 18 - 22 years. We have learned in the USA that educating children is everybody's duty not just the immediate family. President Ellen got a fine education in the best school of the USA but that education could not predict her future and it did not bestow upon her a magic wand. How do you expect public servants to generate accurate reports when they have no computers, serious postal service, and have had nothing but war, corruption, and complaints for so long. I am sad when I think of all the resources that have been taken from Liberia to enrich a few. George Bush attacked Iran & Charles Taylor is responsible for the devastation of Liberia. President Ellen is trying but instead of the men of Liberia helping her to be successful they pick at her as if to indicate that any man could do a better job than her. Men were responsible for the wars, recruiting children as young as 10 to be killers and rape women and girls and use a gun to get what they wanted. Thank God the Muslim & Christian women came together to demand an end to the war. Let us all work together in the USA and in Liberia to teach the World that teamwork is far more productive than WAR and learning to compromise with people of different families, religions, countries, and organizations is the only way to have lasting Peace. You are all part of my family and I will always love you. Deborah