Why is the world so hateful of us?  Don't they appreciate the democracy & freedom we've brought to Iraq?
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Maybe they didn't like you inviting yourselves into their country and bombing and distroying everything in sight and forcing your alien western system on them.\n       I'd be kind of resentful if they invaded my country and tried to force the Moslem religion on me for my own good.
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You're half right, Hon.  We give aide to countries that hate us because we are civil.  The war is not about oil.  It's about women's rights, the chance to give a fascist society controlled by dictators a chance at democracy in hopes that they will become peaceful and not want to kill us.  Terrorism is not a joke, and it's very real.  If we pull out now our national security is at stake.  \n\nThis war gives the people in Iraq and Afghanistan the opportunity to provide a future and a life for their grandchildren.  If we can give them that, then why would they want to harm us.  In the history of the world, no two democratic nations have been in a war.  \n\nRevenue in the stock market and the economy is up.  Unemployment is down.  There is a plan in effect (budgeted by GW Bush) that will erase the national deficit in less than 3 years.  \n\nAs far as sending foreign aide overseas while our children starve... thank the libs for that.  They're so concerned with social programs like welfare and affirmative action, that they've lost sight of what is right and true.
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There can only be a peaceful Iraq when all of the world steps forward to help them. The UN has destroyed this country by the way it was handled before the war. The U.S. took a stand against a very Evil leader. It is curious that the international Human rights groups have only bad things to say now about the U.S., but not a peep about how Saddam treated the Iraq people while he was in control. the Iraq people need a boost to get started from all of us , including their neighbors, before they can realize peace. It is unfortunate that some of their neighbors will do anything to stop any peace. The Americans can only do so much. The fear of the terrorist stops progress in Iraq. The burden of the peace lays mostly on the new government of Iraq and support from it's neighbors for peace in the area.
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When you are in a position of leadership/power, others will be displeased...for a multitude of reasons-some valid, others not. Leaders didn't become so by listening to popular opinion. They had the courage and the integrity to persevere and do the right thing. The "right thing" is in the eye of the beholder...so it may not always appear as such. Bottom line is that USA is still, the greatest country in the world...not because we think ourselves superior, etc...but because we stand for democracy, freedom and human rights that are sadly only a fantasy for some throughout the world. This country is the greatest because it is comprised of people from every corner of the earth, every religion and race...and somehow, we all have made it work for an impressively long time. Again, it hasn't been without trials...but what others have endured in our country's past, have made our existence today a fairly remarkable one. \n\nSo to all the USA haters out there....quit drinking your Hatorade.
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You nailed it!  That's what it's all about over here.  We are definitely spoiled (we use a majority of the world's resources), we are definitely brats (forcing democracy on the middle east), and we really mean well... at least we mean well for us...
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That would be such a great thing if all of us on Earth put our hatred of each others away, not just the US, including the Sunnis, the shia and everyone else.\n\nI don't hate any of them, and worked to help them out.  I among many more are against the war, and many of us spoke against it, but you seem to fail to recognize it ever happened!  Have you seen some of the hatred against the American! have you heard the chanting the death to the American, all of us!  \n\nYour question is so unfair! how quickly we forget 9/11 in New York, 7/7 in London, and Spain, and Egypt bombing of tourist area! etc etc.\n\nThe people of Iraq are suffering and dying.  Take a better look and see who is doing the killing! who is killing whom before you jump and accuse the American of all the hate!  pay attention to the news.  The Sunnis did this, and the shia did that, and the American did that!  how was their life before that miserable war, not so pretty as you would like to imagine it, or delusion yourself to believe.  \n\nPictures! you mean like the people who were searching for their family members on 9/11, or watching your son having his head cut off in front of you with what it appears to look like a butter knif! or watching your family member burned in a car, draged in the street, and hung on the bridge with a bunch of kids screaming with delight!  things like these!? and other more! is that what you mean!?\n\nSir, why don't you show us the way, and you start with stopping the hate.  Your question is just full of hate.  May God help us all.\n\nHave a little heart for others, all people not those whom you just care for.  I don't blame 9/11 on the Iraqis, as a matter of fact, I don't blame any group of the deed of the some.  You might try to do that as well, and not misjudge us all because you don't like what some of us or you had done.  The US is not alone in Iraq, you may not have known that.\n\nHow would you react if you saw you dad die in front of your eyes, and all he was doing is helping your people to get food, medicine and supplies, to give them aid, and the only reason he was killed was because he was an American? how would you react?? \n\n\nI am not a Bush fan, but don't bash all the American people just because of Bush. Bush will be gone when his term is over, and we will still be around, please stop the hate, it works both ways, not just one sided deal. That is the reality of us all.\n\nWe are always going to have people disagree with us, and push us around.  I am speaking of all people, not just the American; but in the end the universe will unravel as it should, and everything will be as it suppose to be.  Let's hope for the best, for all good honest people.\nStill typing
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We are not all so tolerant. It makes some of us very ill to think about.  The war was suppose to be about 9/11 and terrorism.  There are other countries with dictators as bad or even worse then Saddam.  He had nothing to do with Iraq and yet Osama has his job still.  Some Americans here say that "they hate us for our freedom" but I guess they don't realize we are not the only free country in the world.  There are other counries that have more freedom then we hve here.  Our country is a mess and many of us pray for this time to pass.
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When I read so much hate and disrespect for freedom in some of these answers To all you chest thumpers shouting bravado about all things american.Ask youselves this.Before the liberation of iraq, why did the usa bribe,bully barter and beg to get allies for thier invasion.Not to mention a lot of lying politicians
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I completely agree with you. There is entirely too much anti-Americanism. Being a Canuck myself, I have nothing but respect for the American people. Now, having said that, here comes the reason for the US bashing that is happening all around the world.\n1. America has become the police of the world, and many people would choose their own bad governments rather than a just and benevolent foreign government.\n2. That just and benevolent government mentioned above is strangely missing from your country. I always found the US Constitution to be a thing of genuine beauty. Does it not say that you are responsible to throw off such governments that detract from the rights of the people?\n3. American Foreign Policy, for the protection of American business interests, not the mutual betterment of all nations.\n4. The attitude that Americans have about their culture and country. The self proclaimed best country on earth, sounds arrogant, and nobody likes an arrogant person.\n5. The fear mongering being put forth by the American media machine. Hasn't anyone noticed that the hard won rights of the individual are disappearing in the name of security? I hope you enjoy living in your police states of the future.\nAs for a Third World War, where can we stand? In line with Bush's for or against policy? If that is my choice, then I must stand against. I now, always have and always will stand against tyranny and evil, even when that repression is claimed to be for my own safety. \nAs for wanting into the US, because you have greater freedoms than most, but not all.
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YES it is because of KING BUSH! That is why we are SO hated!
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no has and that is ok\n\nhow do you think we got our freedom by standing back.\n\nin the public eyes iraq does not deserve freedom like ours.  we need keep fighting the terrorist for the people OF THE WORLD from the terrorist who rule it.  and we are not dictator we are freedom fighters who fight for FREEDOM,  JUSTICE AND LIBERTY.  unfortunitly people lost sight of it  and voted wrong yesterday.  \n\nand morally we are now also headed in the wrong direction.  people need to be responible for their action and not blame it on science or the society.\n\n\n\n country is in a mess thanks to the ungrateful american public who forget how our free
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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.
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Yet you love our people so much. Two-faced. \nDo you not have the KKK, nation of Islam, New Black panther party, Neo-Nazi's to name a few? People going into schools and shooting children. Do you not see that? How are earth can you be so arrogant to put the UK down and say the US is so much better when your country has it's own problems (which you obviously fail to see). \nI can't be bothered with you anymore like I said the people think for themselves and can see you for what you really are. A sad child.
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I (american) completely agree with you that our country has been completley out of line in trying to be the worlds "big brother". You should know that your mirror will only show what is shown to it.  My mirror would show acceptance and love for all people. I was deeply disturbed by one of your previous posts. Please dont think that americans actually have a voice in whether or not we go to war! How would you feel if I was one of the closeminded americans that thinks that just because you are middle eastern, you know the terrorists and can make them stop if you want. I can't even begin to understand what it feels like to live in a warring country, my condolensces to you and yours. But remember that not seeing all sides of the story is one of the problems that led us to where we are today.  You are obviously very upset, and for good reason. So I would like to personally appologize to you for the occupation, although I have absolutely no control over it. By opening our eyes and truly thinking about things before we believe them, we might eventually be able to achieve peace. I wish you, and your family, and Iraqi and American troops peace. Please rethink your hatred for all americans and know that there are many of us here that agree with YOU rather than our own government. By finding a way to see that no culture as a whole is inherantly evil and that every individual is different and needs to be respected, you too will be a part of the path to peace.  Peace to you my brother. Tasharrafna. Shukran.
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I think you have a grasp on the situation in Iraq, we do have no business there in the first place and in all wars innocents are killed. Americans for the most part have no idea what war does to a country and its people because we have had none here since 1860. The death, the destruction that we have caused Iraq in the name of democracy is just wrong. I know that Saddam was not a  cool dude but we cannot and should not try to right every wrong through out the world. It just isn't possible.
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We accept everyone in because this nation was founded on the freedom of the individual that no matter what are background we can achieve great things...We can make it and strive for profection.....  Whe are a proud country willing to take in the poor, hungry, and tired, to turn them into something they truly deserve.....to be human...most countries including Iraq, the people live in fear everyday..the thought that the might get beheaded. or blown up, even kidnapped and rapped....but the only thing is these problems just havent started the have been going on for thousands of years...You tell me what freedom is and I will tell of a people more deserving than us...I have been stationed in japan for three years.  I am in the united states airforce and you know when I went home after I was IN Iraq...I noticed a loud mouth snot nosed country who has forgot them selves.  We are americans.. 70 YEARS AGO that meant something....now these days freedom to most is going and getting a cheeseburger at 3 in the morning.  Well all I got to say is a least that right is there to use. My own country men are ruder to me than the Iraqs and Japanese are to me.  And I lay my life on the line to protect the freedom that those same people may lye down in comfort at night while I sleep on the ground.  So for letting others in I say they deserve the chance that was not given to them.
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Feel better now that you've got that out of your system, you asshole? I hope so. \n\nMy brother-in-law served two tours in Iraq. He told me about what he saw over there, and it sounded to me like we HAVE done some good in removing Saddam. I can't regret removing a monster like that from power.\n\nAs for who's ashamed of what - there's plenty of shame to go around in this world. Looks to me like your dose is due at least in part to self-righteous, self-serving bullshit. \n\nNobody WANTS war. War means death and destruction and terror. Hindsight is 20/20, my friend, at worst, the American people were led around by the nose. Verbally abusing and belittling the people who had the balls to get up and do something about what they had good reason to believe was a dangerous situation is simply reprehensible. \n\nWhy don't you use your ball-busting verbosity to DO something to make the situation better rather than preaching distain and attempting to spread blame? Go overseas and hand out aid. Send people money to rebuild infrastructure or start an organization to sponsor business overseas. But don't sit around Monday morning quarterbacking - it's useless and only breeds distrust and discontent. Learn from the mistakes of history and do better than those who came before you.