Why cant America make an honest living in peace? We have been attacking and raiding the world for 60 years?
493639
It is because there is too much money to be made by the warring faction.  War is BIG business.
398074
No, I am not proud of what we are doing in Iraq and butting our nose into other countries business. I am sick of it. I am not proud of the fact that other countries are losing respect for Americans. Our leaders are destroying it in the name of self-interest, greed and corporations.\n\nI just want to be a peaceful, loving, respectful, tolerant and nonfearful country.
282184
It is not america that wants war. It is the human nature that wants war.\n\nIt is called balance of power. Today america is the superpower\n\nYesterday ROmans and persians were the superpower, then muslims, then came englishmens, and now americans, \n\nTomorrow it may be communist and after that Hindu's and then muslims again\n\nAllah knows better.\n\nNobody knows what will be there tomorrow, but everybody will be fighting.\n\nSo let us all live with it. Time for america has come.
677080
Because WE are the biggest terroists!  The Hatred is growing and growing towards one another and eventually, Bush will have us all killed. If he's so confident, why doesn't he go fight in the war instead of sending young men with promising futures??? He's selfish and doesn't care that's why. He's taking all our money and what do we get for it. Our healthcare system and education system is crap. We are the only 1st world country without a proper HEALTH or EDUCATION system! War should end and we should concentrate on getting along as a nation and STOP attacking the innocent...  People do not sederve to die!
711727
I really have a hard time with people who actually think it's ok that we went into that country, destabilised it, destroyed it, and now just want to walk away.\n\nRemember, when over half the country was cheering the idea that we should invade? When an American flag was waving from every antenna?  When more people supported Bush and the war than didn't?  Like, for the last 6 years?  When half the country was so certain Saddam was the devil, that getting him out of power meant more to us than all of our own people who were screaming at the top of their lungs that we were making a big mistake?  \n\nHow in the name of all that's honorable can anyone justify just throwing up our hands and walking away from the incredible mess we've made, the hundreds of thousands of people who have died, the hundreds of thousands more who will die if we leave, and the fact that we've opened up a hitherto stable country to every extremist and terrorist who wants to come in and use Iraq as a base of operations?\n\nIf none of the violence issues weigh with you, what about honor and decency?  We made certain claims about what we were going to do there. We made promises. It was an incredibly stupid thing to do right from the outset, but again, more than half of this country supported it.  So much so that we elected the architects of this disaster back into office again.  This is how much America's promises mean, that if we find out we made a mistake that makes them hard to keep, we quit?\n\nForget about the other so-called 'options.'  Go big. Very big, if necessary.  Apologize to our friends, and get help.  Get the UN, too. Be humble enough to admit we screwed up.  Close the borders, clean it up, rebuild basic infrastructure, stabilize it, and then talk about leaving.  Anything else is unconscionable.
206578
I understand and believe everything you have written. However, until our President does something to light a fire of knowledge in the average American we are doomed to failure. This isn't the ww2 generation coming up today. It's a generation of kids who have been pampered beyond comprehension. Most have never even been spanked and you expect them to understand a war with such complex issues it took you an entire essay to scratch the surface of it. As for older generations that took part in free love and other stupid activities, they will never trust the government or anything they say. All wars to them will be "another Vietnam". You know the peace not war bull$hit. These two generations make up the majority of Americans today and yes they are willing to give it up. They don't want to hear it or believe it's coming.
778618
Ya know, I'm getting pissed at people from other countries criticizing our country and our president. The US is great as long as we're protecting some second rate nation but if we attempt to protect ourselves, well, we're just evil bulies. George Bush didn't ask for a war against a phantom enemy. An enemy that calls no nation home. An enemy that wears no uniform. An enemy that kills women and children as part of a strategy. An enemy that fires, then runs and hides behind those same women and children.  An enemy that teaches it children to hate people of other  religions. An enemy that straps bombs on its children and sends them to pizza parlors to blow up innocent people. And George Bush is the bad guy here? It's just damn sad that people don't understand who and what we're fighting and why we went to Iraq in the first place. As for America being a "better place".  You stinking socialists wish you had it so good.
921016
people seem to forget that back in the 80's we were allies with Iraq and Saddam Husein . the links i have given not only show you this but give detailed info. \nhttp://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2038.htm\n  \nall most every country that we have gone to war or had some type of military involvement with has come back to bite us in the butt.
886482
Here here!  Not our problem.  We police the world way too much from the US while we have a lot of our own problems.  Like our ridiculous borders.  If the real reason we were in Iraq was to make sure we didn't get attacked by terrorists, then we'd also be taking our borders seriously.
1175482
Because we want to feel like we have power over the entire world...we just do it in a more politically sound way. I think that any country that wants em should have em...they are just trying to protect themselves from us. Our governments argument is that countries like Iran cannot be trusted because of the things that they have done in thier past and the way they have treated thier people...but look at our past....Where are the Native Americans again??? oh yeah and Slaves?? and Civil war...we are just Hypocrites
447927
Present America is like pre WWII Germany!\nYou just see they want any others to prosper. Because of their ongoing fookish decisions, whole world is suffering (e.g. hike in petrol price to $72/barrell!!! Is it not fact?)\n\nAmericans are enjoying their lavish life at the cost of world.\n\nThose who think otherwise, should re-assess their veiws & may modify their comments.
203735
Deep down they don't even want us to have a military. You see liberals live in a mental Utopia. They believe the world is inherently good and nothing bad will ever happen to America unless we provoke it. I wonder how much of the world they have seen besides maybe Europe or Asia.
584519
there are many reasons that people hate america. imagine you were say a 10 year old in afghanistan. you just are living your life, you have done absolutely NOTHING wrong, and then the U.S. starts bombing your country. why do they do this... only because the u.s. are extremely oil dependant and greedy!! now i am not talking about al-quaida or anything, but the sentiment in the middle east and many other areas in the world is at a gigantic low since president bush was elected. the u.s. is not what it used to be, a country that helped out others in time of need, but they governed by power crazy men.
498770
ITS THE WAR. The US needs to get out of other countries then they will be ok. How long has the US been in the Gulf? Middle east? \nAlso the world hates "terrorists" just the same the attacks and telecasted beheadings... Hmm isnt that a little suspicious? I think they want us to see these acts and support the war and hate the rest of the world and agree that war is justified.\nBuisness and politics ruin the world...
517385
americans arent violent your just a wimp, we should attack all countries that wont let their citizens have freedom , so stop thinking about yourself, there are millions others out there that want freedom but arent allowed to have it because of a handful of idiots who think they own the world and its our job to rid of those idiots
161051
I just read through those six answers you got-it amazes me.  Firstly, America is about 200 years old, that means so many civilizations and cultures existed before you existed, so it is NOT the best place in the world.  Secondly, 78% of all Europeans voted that they hated America, and 90% of the rest of the world voted that they do. The Europeans also voted that the number one terrorist state was Israel and number two slot went to America. For all of you  who are in la la land, this is a fact.  The question asked, was a very interesting one, but nobody answered it.  And please...believe me, nobody is jealous of you..ha hah...And for the fact that all Iraqi's and Afghani's are "grateful" for the American illegal invasion of their countries?  Excuse me, are you living in the real world, everyday those people live through a "september 11" day, EVERYDAY...everyday, their lives are ripped apart because of American policy, and that's the reason the world hates you, because your policies are strategies for terrorism, fix yourselves before you even think of fixing other cultures....nobody respects you so long as you don't respect others. Except for those few educated, moral people who are brave enough to speak up against the wars, against the hypocrisy, against the administration, those people are admired and those people are an example of true democracy, if they remain safe, unlike Cindy Sheehan who was locked up just for wanting to protest!  What happened to your democracy?  I'm sorry you don't have one, you think you do, but you don't. This is in answer to all who answered you, it wasn't answering your question, hope I don't sound harsh but this is my opinion.  May we all live to see a peaceful world one day soon.  Long live Oprah, Michael Moore, Cindy and other anti-war protestors...and peaceful people of the world.
1064760
We've tried.  We tried in the late 80's and 90's and it didn't help.  You cannot negotiate with a group that will only be happy when you're utterly destroyed.  We've tried the diplomatic solution, and have been killed, maimed, and extorted for our efforts.  The balls in their court when it comes to reclamation.