One of My Inspirations (and Leaders into US Politics and US Culture, back to NATIONAL LAMPOON Days) P J O'Rourke once said.
"Okay, I Kick the Country, sure, but I LOVE IT. If anyone says to me "If You HATE the US so Much, why don't you go elsewhere?" I reply "Because I would be terrified of being on the Receiving End of OUR FOREIGN POLICY."