I was talking with a friend a few days ago about why America isn't beloved in Europe and abroad, and he asked me what we could do to improve our country, and improve our status worldwide in the process. This got me thinking, and naturally, after putting pen to paper, I came up with five easy solutions to our problems. Please tell me what you think, and feel free to tag whatever you want-- I didn't see any *Truth or *Ingenious tags, so I left it blank.

1. Move our military from Iraq into Iran. This would stop the fighting in Iraq, give them time to rebuild, and stabilize the Middle East. Iran wouldn't mind if our military was there for a while to keep watch on Iraq from across the border. Overall, a win-win.

2. Take guns away from police officers. Other countries don't have cops with guns, and they do just fine. Police brutality would be reduced, and our country would look more civilized for once.

3. Give tax breaks to people who drive large vehicles. We have plenty of oil for the forseeable future, and the Domestic automakers have many large SUV's and trucks that aren't being sold. Tax breaks would help stimulate sales of these vehicles, and provide new jobs making new ones. Again, a win-win.

4. Make America bilingual. Latinos are rapidly expanding in this country, and now account for 45 million people. Teaching Spanish in schools would help bring this country together, and give us new economic and cultural ties with Mexico. It would also make our citizens look smarter to the outside world; how many times have you wanted to say "I know 2 languages"? It's worked well in Quebec, it can work here too.

5. Give us Universal Health Care. Sure, it didn't work too well when Hillary tried it, but we can try again. If Canada can do it, why can't we? No wonder the Europeans think we're backward.