I was reading someones question about Tony Blair I believe, and someone from Wales spoke about America(negatively). And in other post more and more people from Sicily, Aussi, and.....Turkey I believe started talking SHlT about Bush and how Americans are stuck up.\n\nThese people from these other countries sure do know a lot about us. Im sure your presidents or kings, cabinets, or whatever governs your country are not perfect either.\n\nI dont hear anyone complaining about our contributions to other disadvantaged countries. Or countries that suffered or are suffering from SOMETHING. \n\nOn the news a lady in Iraq named her child George Dub Ya because of the war...she was/is happy to be "free"\n\nOh and Im in the military and it pisses me off when ppl say were fighting this war for oil. \n\nThere are many volunteer opportunities in Iraq.If your not volunteering to go out there are witness it for yourself, youll never understand why we are out there. \n\nYes I know this is a comment and not a Q
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This is just my opinion about the above statement:\nUSA is the greatest country in the world, and Americans are by far the best people in the world.  Negative talks about US have been going on since the beginnings and always will.\nI feel we should take care of our USA and it's people first in all ways, and if we have any MONIES left to help others, then we should do it.  Our bleeding heart volunteers in Iraq, should come back to the USA and help us here.  I never heard of Iraq sending volunters here to help us.\nI know this is a comment and not an Answer!
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As a veteran and recent retiree, I always thought it was funny that the people that always had the most negative things to say were the one that never had the balls to serve themselves, yet they criticized and ostracized our fine young men and woman fighting in the service of our country. I joined immediately after the Vietnam conflict and we were really hated, But we went on and did our jobs to make our country free and help others throughout the world. The lack of appreciation that Americans show for their military personel is mind boggling. My son just got out of the army and was fortunate to not have gone to Iraq (he went to Korea instead) yet he still gets flak all the time. Unfortunately with all the negative remarks in the media lately some people think that all military personnel are assholes and don't realize there is such a small percentage of soldiers that have ever caused any type of problems. I feel for you. as for the abuse, report it throught the site moderator and see if that helps. Good luck to you and thankyou for your service to our fine Nation.
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you know it really gets me when people who have never been in the country try to form an opinion about what its like over there i am in the military and i have been there on 2 different deployments. the first time there where open sewer lines and lakes of fecies running every where.. the people said it was like for years and this is in a major city with no electricity untill we showed up.. no running water.. until we showed up.. and a few hospitals in shambles...until we showed up. so in short stop being what we in the service like to call being "cnn educated" and talk to someone that knows someone thats been there and seen the horrible things these people had to go through before.. guess whats next.... WE SHOWED UP..\nthe major city was nasiriyah i was at camp white horse\nnot that i care whether you believe me at least i am serving my country
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I haven't noticed this at all. I'm not sure most American teenagers even have a clue as to what the attitude of their U.K. peers is on the war. As far as the general population of the U.K. resenting America's intrusive foreign policies, that' nothing new. And while Fox News does tend to be polarizing when it comes to attitudes about national boundaries, it generally backs up the U.K. while attacking just about everybody else. If anything, I would say that most Americans, especially conservatives actually perceive the U.K. as our only true ally right now.
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I have learned that it is not the American people that the rest of the world doens't like, it's the politics and policies of the government.  Sometimes it comes across as anti-american.  I do wish that the ones who are saying these things would get to know some Americans as you have.  There are good and bad from everywhere.
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I am not against George Bush. He is a decent honest man. He cares about this country, both present and future. However, he is only one man and too many people want to blame him, or the government for their own stupid problems and lousy choices in life. How can anybody blame one person for all their problems. We have a huge government from local on up. On one hand people like you hate George Bush, on the other you act as if though he has the power of God. If everybody would accept responsibility for their own actions and not expect the government to solve all their problems, the country and the world would be a much better place. Why do hate him? If you live in the United States you have more opportunity than most people in the world. How is George Bush messing up your life? What are you doing to make life better in this country? I would like to hear it.
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Boy, you people are something.  I agree that there are people out there that just hate the military.  I have run into a few, they call me a murderer, mercenary, and all sorts of things.  But for a veteran to say he thinks that the war is a bunch of lies, that just tells me that you must have forgotten a few things since getting out.  The President will see more information than the public will ever see, and with this war the majority of the decisions he can choose to make are between two really bad choices.  It really bothers me that people think the President is doing such a horrible job, when they themselves couldn't do any better.  If you were President what would you do pull the troops out?  OK, what would you do when the fight follows them back here?  How would you react when we lose our Allies by pulling out?  How would you expect to recover the American way of life after you screw everything else up?  Before you criticize the President why don't you think about the desicions he has to make knowing that every move he makes is under the microscope.  Most of our troops know more about the war than civilians will ever know, and most of our troops support it and volunteer to go back.  When we declared war on terrorism Iraq was put in the crosshairs because it was supporting terrorism.  We did not declare war on just those involved on 9/11 we declared war on terrorism and any supporters of terrorism.  \n\nSince opinions are like ***holes, I know everyone is going to say something about me.  Frankly, I have probably heard worse than what you people could say about me, so if you really want to try and make me feel bad, embarass me, or anything like that you are just wasting your time.\n\nBTW, all you people that say vote Democrat, keep in mind that throughout history Democrats have gotten us into more wars than Republicans.  Even this war is a result of the inactions taken by a Democrat (Clinton).  So don't blame this entirely on Bush.
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hums "God Bless America" after reading all this  liberal dribble....lets see we helped save France , England , Germany ,Canada, and many other countries,but instead of taking them over , we spent our money  helping them rebuild, just like we are doing in Iraq now... America has been a big brother to many countries, forgiving debts, and showing generosity  in all parts of the world . the thanks we get are accusations and a lack of support.guaranteed these same countries would look to America if they need our help again, and in spite of their blatant  lack of  support and  respect now... we will continue to come to their aid
402012
the majority of ppl in the U.S. stay ignorant because bush wants it that way, he knows that if most of what really happened on and around the war ever got out he would be dumped big time! so he probably covers a heck of alot up... Americans should get their news from uk or europe and not listen to their own guys prattling on about alot of b******. coz its probably all lies anyway!
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i have no problem with americans, im english by the way, we are all the same, i dont care much for the bush administration especially on foreign policy but hey blair aint no better thats just politics, i judge people on who they are not where they come from, the world is only a small place and we are the same. i like the way you mention how we think americans are disrespectful i dont know about all americans but john s seems to be, not just disrespectful but ignorant also, we fought in those wars aswell john, and you were only our allies, allies that played a small part only in the war against hitler, we dont blame america for our misfortunes, we blame ourselves and colonialism where we exhausted ourselves giving the world "freedom" the same sort of "freedom" mr bush and mz rice are handing out now to the middle east, and we did that round about the same time that your ancestors john moved over to america from one of our (probably britain) nations, but anyway back to the question i dont dislike americans at all, i find myself disliking john s but thats just one american
520508
I feel very angry about what Bush has done to our reputation around the world.  It is something that really concerns me.  But, and this is a big but, I believe you are wrong about the American people and our government.  The American people ARE the government, in a very real sense.  We elect and we reject.  We are free to speak out and criticize our government and our President if we feel they are screwing up, and thankfully can effect change fairly easily compared to most governments.  You can see from our polls (yes, polls are notorious but when they all agree it's good to pay attention to them) that the majority of the American people do not approve of the job that Bush is doing.  We can support our troops and still be unhappy about the reasons they are there.  \n\nWe will change the tide by voting, it is our most precious freedom, IMO.  Apathy keeps many Americans at home during the mid-term elections, but I feel this time around we will see a big surge at the polls in the Democratic favor.  I have to say, as unhappy as I am with the Bush Administration, I bristled when I read your opening statement.  It just isn't true, we are the sum of all of our parts in this democratic republic.  We will continue to respond harshly to terrorists and their threats, whether our government is headed by a Republican or a Democrat.  Guantanomo Bay?  It's unfortunate and there's house cleaning to be done, but we have a right to detain those who are a threat to our national security.  We learned on 9/11 what it means to remain complacent and have a false sense of security.  We won't make that mistake again.
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Hi Bouch,\n\nI am American and "generation X".  I didn't vote for Bush either time, I voted third Party.  \n\nI never liked him.  I am originally from the NY area and I'm not into that Southern cowboy ignorant act, I also felt he got ahead due to pure nepotism.  I always thought he wasn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.\n--of course now I think it's really an act for the most part, he was inspired by Reagan.-- Don't look like you know too much or they will expect you to answer for more.\n\nI wasn't for the war in Iraq from the start being as it had nothing to do with 9-11.    \nI tried to keep an open mind about it, and since have gone back and forth supporting it and not, usually just being a fence sitter.\nIt makes me sick how many of our boys are dying over there, and yours, of course.\nI feel terribly about the citizens of Iraq, the innocent ones, and the children, they never asked to have a crap dictator, be invaded, and live in a war torn country.  Who deserves that? right?\nWe are so fortunate to live in the Western world, we can sit in comfort and not be so worried our children won't grow up in relative peace (mine anyway, I kind of fear for your country's future).\n\nBut I have to say that there is a point to some of this.   There is an elephant in the middle of the room., that is the jihadi fundamentalist Islam who are indeed in persuit of a one sided religious war on their part.  \n  Part of it might also have to do with immigration policies of the past few decades over in Europe.  \n After all, some of the terrorists were British nationals, and for whatever reason, some of your countries have become fertile breeding ground for Radical Islam and violent Muslims who target the UK and the US.\n\nI don't know why exactly we are in the war in Iraq, people in this country say the same things, with the same questions you do.\nI have said it's for oil as much as anyone on your side.  \nSometimes I wonder if it's for a strategic military installation, a foothold in the middle East to control the population of Arab Muslims as well as secure oil reserves since we are at peak oil production.
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"..meddling in the business of other nations"?!?!?! Are you freakin kidding me? The US is probably the nosiest of all nations and thinks it has the power to fix the problems of every country. Tell your "president" to fix his nation first then worry about fixing the rest of the world! Also, have you ever stopped to think that maybe every time Fox and Bush meet it's Bush who is unwilling to compromise to a more reasonable policy?
226502
Simple propaganda is my opinion along with jealousy.  WE are a generous nation and the world is so very Lucky that the USA has been the Superpower for so many years.  Sometimes I think the world wants us to stop evil but not to many other nations want to help so we look like were are med ling.  If we don't help, we're "ignoring the pain and suffering of others".  It's a catch 22 really.  I simply wish other countries would not just "back us" (a lot of our allies) but actually, physically HELP out!!
563250
We can sometimes be spoiled brats.  Rightly or wrongly most of us grow up thinking we live in the greatest country in the world, not because of who we are as individuals but because of our institutions and our history.  We naively expect the entire world to feel the same way and for everyone to "love" us.  I suppose it is kind of an insecurity, possibly because we are this melting pot.  I think most countries with single strong ethnic identities probably don't suffer from this insecurity.  They are who they are and they just don't care what anyone thinks.  Americans get this attitude but in a different reactionary way.  Trying to give an example:  The French say might criticize America for something it's doing in the world...and it feels no embarrassment about doing so...they are perfectly justified in doing so.  However after this "affront" we become insulted...kind of get our "feelings hurt"....then respond with a kind of beligerant screw you attitude.  I suppose we come off kind of whiney at times like that.  On the other hand it seems that other countries aren't quite as "thin skinned".  So I don't think it's an inferiority complex...but I think it's a bit of over concern with image.  I think we should just do what we do and quit worrying about what people think.  Personally though I have to admit that i'm becoming weary of the weight of all the worlds problems and if the world wants us out of them maybe we should just get out of them...and let them deal with it all.  Seems to me like we are only having our entire economy destroyed by dealing with the rest of the world anyway..so shut the borders...bring all the troops home, cut off all foreign aid, no more trade, sit back, and carry a big big stick.  Maybe then the rest of the world will find us acceptable.\n\ntruthseeker...you are seeking anything but the truth or if you are it's to seek it out and destroy it wherever you find it.
661353
Thanks for your well informed and written question. The US should never have bolstered its way into Iraq in the first place. It was ill founded, against World opinion and the UN's wishes. Hans Blix was pleading with Bush for more time to complete his search for WMD's which have since never been found, this war was entirely unnecessary. I'm afraid it's typical of conservative political forces around the World. They railroad and treat their respective electorates with contempt and are divisive and uncaring. Bush is the worst of them all and should be impeached and tried as a war criminal. Our leaders here in Australia are almost as bad and are falling over themselves to get into bed with Bush and his one eyed crazy policies. Democracy in both our countries is the casualty and coming under increasing threat from are almost fascist leaders. I am sorry about the American soldiers and I am surprised that there isn't more of a back lash in the US over this unwarranted sacrifice of good people for nothing. Regards Jules.
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Maybe I have a unique perspective from those that have posted so far considering that I am one of the "troops" and a veteran of the current conflict.  From my own viewpoint it is discouraging to hear all the anti-Bush/anti-war rhetoric--not because I support him/it personally, but because it belittles what we are doing over there.  Can you imagine what it would be like to be in a combat zone and know that your fellow citizens think that what you are doing is pointless, worthless, and/or "illegal"?  It is more than a little disheartening.\n\nAs for what I do: I correspond with a number of my fellow service members who are in Iraq and Afghanistan, I wear a Support Our Troops bracelet 24/7 to remind myself at all times of the sacrifices made by those in uniform, and I strive to educate those that I come in contact with about how not supporting the war that we are fighting hurts almost as much as being called "babykiller".