you are ignoring the Americans that voted you in for the Presidency.  Have to decide weather we eat or take medicine we need, etc.  YOU ARE NOT GOING TO EVER TURN ARABS INTO AN AMERICAN CULTURE! DUH!!! And all that money and American lives you've thrown down the toilet...you must be trying to keep up with LBJ during Viet Nam!
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Excellent. You nailed it right on the head.
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Bring our troops home and actually concentrate on our own country. We still have the Gulf states devastation to clean up before it hits again. We still have kids goin to bed everynight starving. We still have homeless people in this country that were in Vietnam and cant get a job. We still have a gov't out to take our freedoms away from us. and why would comment from non americans be welcomed. They should mind their own business just like america should mind its own business.
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*sigh* Ok two things......\n\nWe wonder why middle Easterners don't have an accurate impression of Americans, and then we do this? Hmmmmm. Maybe they DO have an accurate impression afterall. \n\nSecondly, at least when we build something mammoth locally, it is put up for referendum. Did our lovely Senate give the go ahead for this?? \n\nAll of a sudden I feel I lost my voice. \n\n(p.s. I had no idea you were a teacher! Dang....do your students roll their eyes at your puns as much as mine do? haha)
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I really dont think any of them have any idea what the 'mission' is apart from establishing an American presence in the Arab world. They say that we cant withdraw until the fighting stops..then they say the fighting is because the US is there. Well then get out and the fighting there will stop..sheesh. It's not rocket science. they doesn't want us there...they just want to bleed us for more money...billions and billions wasted....enough to ensure every American had heath coverage. You cant have a victory against people who hate you...their children and grandchildren will still be fighting ours. What really annoys me is that they feed us this  rubbish about the war on terror etc and they think we have no brain to figure things out.
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You're absolutely right that America needs to respect other nations and cultures more.  Many of us are deeply embarassed by the go-it-alone attitude of George Bush and his cronies.\n\nWe need to be forging, not breaking, ties with other countries and cultures.  Military power is obviously NOT the answer to foreign relations.  These days, no one wins war anymore.  It's time we started acting like it.\n\nAs for IQ, no one could prove we're smarter by testing the resident of the White House, or the ones who voted for him.  But somebody's getting smarter- Bush has only a 30% approval rating now....
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Aside from the fact that you are Arab/middle eastern, your description of your feelings sounds like my average American friend.  All governments are corrupt, and America has managed to put a lot of corrupt governments in place.  After all didn't we help the Taliban take control of Afghanistan after the war they had with the USSR?
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Why narrow the discussion down to Iraq and Viet Nam? The problem is that we have neglected "soft" power in favor or the "hard" power of military and economic might. 40 years ago, many young people in the Muslim world would have met Americans, have worked with Americans, possibly even been to America. We had exchange programs with other nations -- we exchanged high school students, musical orchestras, doctors and nurses, sports teams, technical experts -- so that there would be better understanding between peoples of different nations and cultures. In that world, there were people who could stand up the extreme clerics and say "I have worked with Americans and they're good people. What you are saying is incorrect!" \n\nIN this current climate of ignorance, most Muslims in developing nations have very wrong ideas about our nation and our people. One example is the widespread belief that the CIA has near magical powers; that is why iraqis are so angry that the sewer and electric doesn't get fixed overnight. They KNOW we can, and just WON'T.\n\nAnother is the belief that all Americans are rich. We need to bring people from all over the world here to live for a year so they can tell their neighbors back home that we have second hand stores and shanty towns too. And so we can learn about them and their country.
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Americans are dealing with the Arabs and Muslims because they want oil but cannot give compromises against Israel which is a blood relative as a country.  It is very hard since there are conflicting interests in economy and heritage.
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Speak for yourself.  You're to fat, lazy, and stupid to type or spell  correctly.  And your opinions reflect your stupidity and laziness.  America is the greatest country on earth.  We have done more good for the world than all other countries put together.
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I am watching this unfold rather carefully.\n\nThe delay was the right thing to do since it allowed Americans to digest it a bit more.\n\nThere certainly is a lot of Anti Arab sentiment in the States.  Much as there is anti-Americanism in most if not all Arab countries and neighbors.\n\nAs far as Americans "trusting" any Arab, one has to admit, its difficult often times to separate the nation from the extremists.  \n\nIt is not just terrorism, however, that makes us distrust the Mid-Eastern states.  Its a disdain for OPEC and the "barrell" they hold us over.  \n\nAs far as the ports are concerned, I'm stumped why as Americans we weren't running them with an American owned company to begin with.  Too many of our jobs are exported as it is.  We need to look out for America at some point and not worry about "offending" a foreign nation all the time.  \n\nAs for an Arabian "response" that you mention should occur:  Once again, you have as by the balls.  Oil Prices are likely to rise as they do whenever OPEC decides it fits them.\n\nGood Luck, my Arab Friend.
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Because America sees that saudi's are living in peace...\nand they just want to screw it...\n\njust to miss up with our religion and culture...\n\nWHY EVERY THING SHOULD BE ON THERE STANDARDS.\n\nwhat works for you may not work for others...
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I think my hair stands straight up when I hear anything our Georgie boy says or does. I've been beginning to think that if someone were to say " green " he'd say " red."  To think this administration got into office twice, quite literally, makes me shake my head. The war in Iraq was based on lies. I do not condone the vicious brutality of Sadam, but I understand, somewhat, as to why his country was ruled in the manner in which it was; the tribes can't get along! We're stuck in another Vietnam. I'll take my son underground, before I give him up to such a sensless mess.
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first off, i am not american\n\nsecond off, i don't think it matters that i am not american anyways\n\nthird off, maybe it is the media giving the impressions that arabs hate americans, there is a lot of propoganda out there so americans stay pro war, and it could lead to misjudged ideas of how the arabs actually feel\n\nfourth off, if you want to change americans minds, then speak out for yourself and let people know you are not hateful of them and know that there are reasons to keep peace!!!!\n\nfifth off, not all americans may feel bad towards arabs. but there is a lot of hatred out there and it is wrong! just because of a bunch of extremists, millions of others are blamed!
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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?
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Well, let's see, where to start...\n\nFirst of all, why the f u c k would you care about anything then? Why do you think we learn about the world wars and Holocaust in school? Why do you think the US went to Korea and Vietnam?\n\nIf you don't care about what's going on in the Middle East, fine, you're a fuckin racist, I get it. But that doesn't mean that everyone here in the US is as fuckin irresponsible and inconsiderate as you. And even if you don't care, the least you can do is to be informed about all the atrocities happening in the Middle East.\n\nIf nothing else, you should at least learn the lesson that you're much more fortunate than those people who are killed everyday in the Middle East.\n\nAnd being as rich and advanced as the US is, it is our duty to help those nations in need and to care. \n\nNow take that and shove it up your fuckin stinkin old a s s\n\nAnd why is illegal immigration so important? If you get rid of all those Mexicans, the green beans, or tomatoes, or any other vegetables or fruits that you've been eating your whole life would have been four times the price. Think about that before you go on a racist rampage about how immigrants damage our society.
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I think there's some serious Arab-bashing going on, and I'm just surprised that Bush is on the other side of this.  I find so few things in which to agree with him, but I believe he may be right here.\n\nI think too many politicians are using this issue to make some "hay" with the voters, and I'm pretty upset about that.  From what I know about this, there truly is no security issue involved, but there is a racial and religious one I believe.
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Hi kishacheyenne,\n\n  My answer to this is to read Terry's last sentence in his response to your question. Sorry I couldn't help you out on this one. Next time ask something a little easier to answer, like how do we stop wars and bring peace to our world. I understand your anger. The average American  will just have less food on the table to feed their family, while the "fat cats" keep getting fatter!!!