text: why does the united states believe it does not have to live up to the geneva convention? i am becoming increasingly upset with the united states.  yes, i am a us citizen, born and raised.  i did nothing to earn this status.  i ponder, daily, the state of affairs this country is in.  and i deal with being an outcast among my peers.  why?  because i question, and i want answers.  my peers, on the other hand, want to remain in their comfort zones, and do not want me and my questions to interupt their peace.  go figure.......i want to know why more people are not upset at the direction our country is taking.  do you not care?  do you believe what your government tells you?  do you read anything outside of the mainstream media?  we are now the aggressor country.  saddam has been condemed to death for killing 1xx people.  how many people has the us killed in this "war on terror"??????? i'm with you.  i think that being the only viable superpower has literally gone to the nation's head.  as a very wise gorbachev said this past october, "the united states seems to be suffering from a sort of winner's disease, winner's syndrome."  because of its position in the world, our nation feels as if it is above the rules it helped put into place.