I remember in the days that followed, how we pretty much had the support of the rest of the world. Even the French said "Today, we are all Americans." Castro even expressed shock and dismay for the huge loss of life, and then of course took a few cheap shots, but still... Yasser Arafat donated blood, and encouraged Palestinians to do the same. Yep, the world at large had our back. Didn't take long for Washington to screw that up.