do you think america was justified in being in veitnam?
350146
No. In fact there was a book about why the US was not which aligned its reasoning for being their as based on oil as the war in Iraq is. This book, however, was far before the Gulf war and most importantly was censored by the government and was never allowed to be released.
1087176
I don't think Americans Have a complete democracy like any other Asian Countries do have.  There had been many conversory always happening in Presidental Election. If you had heard the speech last time election propoganda you can see it. Other wise, majority of people in America do like war and killing the people. But I don't think so, although they had criminal cutlure in back ground.\n   \n  I have seen some answers here, don't consider american in one category.  Unfortunately many americans have this problems. Americans have superiority in their thinking pattern.\nAnd other answers here it's like very pathetic.  No one has answered correctly to your question.\n\n  If Americans don't change their attitude to other nations, they have to suffer, see the Latin American countries Have been changed. I don't think If any Indian can support to America today. Moreover, day by day Indians comment against americans.
600495
Hearts and minds.  We need to fight terrorism, but not how we fight nations.  Veitnam has taught us nothing.  We need to fight with money and good will, not bombs and bullets.  America needs to clean up and improve these peoples lives.  The make 5 dollars a month in some of these places, that is not enough to live on.  Not only that but they have tons of people telling them what to think.  We need to show them how we are.  \n\nIn Iraq, instead of blazin though the country on tanks, we needed to go through slowly, taking the ports and the southern tip of the country.  We rebuild everything before we move on.  So what they would see is Sadam become crazy and powerless.  I am 100% sure that he would have lost his peoples trust even more on his own.  If we went though bit by bit and set up clean water, hospitals, food, and an economy, who would have really wanted to face us as we came in.  There would have been tons of cheering and very few shoots fired.  Instead we made the country into a big shit sandwhich and now we have to take a bite.\n\nSo I feel that hearts and minds is the way to go.  It will take longer than wipping the countries off the map, but then we cant become that.
509050
i hope so...i wish America will have closer ties to India and eventually move our factories out of china and into India. i trust the Indian government much more than china
213619
Hell yeah!!!!    I made a trip to Indiania just to protest against the killing of the ONE man who showed the Rats that they aren't God and shit comes around!!!!!!!!\n\nYahoo groups\nmikejobmiller  IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
1094010
While pondering  the plight of those 'poor souls' referred -to in the question, consider whether they are worthy of any more pity than any other poor souls waiting for legitimate entry into the USA. Also, while we are at it, maybe we should be taking a hard look at the wisdom of continuing with an immigation policy that dates from a time when our country needed more people.
201435
Yes, I do.\nThe first thing I know is that India is a great country.
351450
Not at all.  In military and atomic power India is not a puppet like Iraq or Afgan.  Even if the 100 million people walks over, the invation will come to end.  US will not take this kind of invation decision against India or China fearing the population these countries have.
784668
Yes. Good point.\n\nThis country needed this breath of fresh air badly.\nThank goodness Americans saw through the scare tatics of the far right!
775677
Depends on the individuals.  I believe that America is the best country in the world but some Americans are not worth the space they take up.
603698
Yes. All the other countries should support the U.S. in their decision. If next year Iran said, "we're gonna blow India up until it does not exist", where would be the first place India turned to for help?? It's allies. I'm just glad the U.S. is strong enough to help the other countries when they are suffering or need help. It is always better to be friends than enemies. I'm thankful for the other countries that support the U.S. I'd like to see an end to all the wars and my heart goes out to the people that live in the countries that haven't had peace in many years.
533799
The US, of course. We had a purpose in 1945, when several of our men were killed by the Japanese Imperial Army. But to defend ruthless murder, like the bombing of an innocent Iraq, is bullsh*t. I refuse to justify Vietnam, Iraq, or other times that we have slaughtered women and children. I refuse to glorify the murder of children abroad and at home, let alone the many other twisted truths about are US. But don't blame the country, blame the ringmasters that ARE leading us to hell. Thank the Bushes, Reagan, Nixon and several other bastards that contributed to the blood that lies on our hands and the hate that is blown to us by millions. As far as I am concerned, anyone who defends the actions of the Conservative Horsemen may as well wish death on the US, democracy, and the world.\n\nAs for the war in Iraq, why the hell would anyone claim that as an excuse of the greatness of the American Forces. How many other countries are killing their own citizens? What have we done in Korea? To Osama Bin Laden? In Louisiana? What about poverty? Drugs? The defecit of the United States? To defend the murderers of our country is to spit in the face of Lady Liberty, to piss on the graves of Harry Trumam and John F. Kennedy, who actually helped to save the United States, and to congratulate and bow to the feet of Satan himself.
625165
I think so. It was definitely helped along by radicals on both sides but I don't think either the issue of slavery or that of whether or not states had a right to secede (A major point of debate and contention since the ratification of the Constitution), would ever have been resolved otherwise. It's unfortunate but sometimes that's just the way it is. In the end our country was much better off though.
505376
Yes, 100% my husband was over there the first time, it is a hard thing, and you give up much while you're over there. You are what makes this country great. You should be commended and thanked for your great service not only to the American people but to the people of those countries over there. I think that people can't grasp what it's all about unless they've been part of the military and lived in other places. It is when you are given those opportunities that you understand just what it means to have the freedoms that we have. THANK YOU for your SERVICE to our GREAT COUNTRY!!!!!
1097188
Let me put it to you this way:\n\nThere is such a thing as America, and there is such a thing as an American citizen and their rights, you may not deny that.\n\nWE WILL NOT SUSPEND OUR CONTSTITUTION TO ACCOMODATE YOU OR BEND TO THE WILL OF ANOTHER COUNTRY.\n\nThank You.
503291
Asalamu Alaikum Sis\n\nI agree with you 100%  I am an Immagrant even though I am third generation American born.  American has sadly gone from a melting pot of beautiful cultures to a pressure cooker where people are expected to conform to the dominant culture(which is basicly devoid of all culture).  The Beautiful Native American culture has been degrated to small groups of Indians lining on reservations.  And they have all but been forced to give up the culture if they want success in the US.  Sadly many natives have given up there culture for gambling and drinking.  This is what the great pressure cooker has done to culture.\n\nThe first immagrants that come to the US did so because they refused to conform to the dominant culture in the country of their origin.  I am an American and I believe in what this country was founded on but I am also a Muslim and I see no conflict in being both.  I many not agree with everything the Government does but I know as an American I can work within the legal and political system to speak my mind and try to change things.  And that is what the American system is about.
508195
yes, GOD BLESS AMERICA! for we are that great & important that we can cause civil unrest in nations we're not even at war with!\nwe do this because we can, we are THE BEST NATION ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH! there for, we can make trouble for everyone else, because we can, because our great constitution gives us the right to express ourselves as we please!