People around the World, do you blame americans for this Iraq thing or do you see it is the current?
964024
American people are innocent, its the American Government that is sacrificing the young generation of Americans in Iraq .
444506
It is so funny when people blaming Bush for EVERYTHING. What's next? houses prices are too high...it's Bush, American cars are unreliable...it's Bush, or maybe...people who live in communist regimes have no rights...it's Bush, women and little girls in Vietnam are kidnapped and sold to Cambodia, Hongkong, Thailand for sex slaves everyday...it's Bush. or check this out...you don't feel good today...IT"S BUSH TOO! yeah, why not? I saw and heard people blamed Bush for hurricane Katrina, yeah they said it's because of Bush that hurricane happened!!! so why not blame your President for those? \nI'm sorry to say but blaming President Bush for gas price now is stupid.the main sources of oil are from the Mid-East, those countries there are unstable and we don't control oil industries, the OPEC does. 60% of gas we use everyday here in the States are imported, so if those countries shake up then gas price here start to jump and it will jump more in the near future. Just look at the situation in the Mid-East right now and make your best judgememts.\nGo ahead, blame your president for whatever you want. It's a free country. Well, I do not blame the President for that. I'm an immigrant who just got my US citizenship and i am very proud of it. I'm just alittle sad to know that American are not united, we are so devided that our enemies are taking advantage of it against us. Please look around with a more open mind.\nI hope I did not offend anyone here. I just say what I think.
1002628
the immigration issue has been going on for years so yes this is a scapegoat to all the incompetency and the cruelty happening in Iraq and right here in America . not wonder it has become an issue for the Republicans they had accomplished the opposite to making  America successful and had created a huge irresponsible debt . this is just a distraction while they take millions of dollars from the Americans and abuse other countries while everyone is focused in the wrong thing .
732821
I so agree with you bro, I went to Iraq in 2004 and I was in Baghdad for a year. I'm currently in college and I love my country and I love the army, but Iraq was a huge mistake It's a fucking mess over there. I hope american leaders will wake up and realize the sooner we leave the better, because its only gonna get worse over there. I prey that no more of our countrys children will have to endure anymore torture over there because this war doesn't benefit anyone. BRING THE TROOPS HOME, and OBAMA FOR 2008.
469305
they have. it's partly our own fault. quite a bit of these countries we've helped, we put their officials into government and they turned around and went after us. but our presidents have a funny way of helping people out which isn't always advantageous to everyone. maybe we shouldn't get into everyone else's business.
528959
First off think before you start blaming who for what do you think the 2,486 troops that was KIA over there wanted to be there. yes our gov is somewhat crooked but think about it . If the us left and other coalition forces Iraq would fall apart you know this don't act bias about it .\n\nPeople tear apart their neighborhoods because they chose to live that life they do blame no one but themselves\n\nand 911 there are so many different stories know one knows what to believe I could give a rats ass on opinions on the American gov my best Friend was killed over there when a boy ran up to him thinking he was just greeting him dropped a grenade at his feet and blew em both up. To me its not about the politics its the men and and women over their getting killed for what? I'm sorry they are unhappy they don't like what is happening over there but remember they chose to live in the us its about choices. Did some one hold a gun to their head and said live in the us and become a us citizen HELL no so learn to deal with and accept it that's just how it is.
985253
Ummm, would not suddam be to blame? Or does it have to be the fault of the US?
933556
Generally speaking, yes it has had an impact on the image of the US.  I'm in the USA.  But many people outside the US are quite upset with us over Iraq.   Outside of the Islamic world, not many are too upset with us over Afghanistan-- that was considered justified given the taliban, OBL and 9/11.\n\nAfter 9/11 the US supposedly had much support over being attacked.  Even from some countries one wouldn't expect.\n\nInvading Iraq based on faulty info has been seen as a mistake especially in light of ignoring the UN position on this.  We had broad support in the first Gulf war but not in the second.\n\nI do speak with friends and colleagues from other countries-- generally they're ok US people, but quite upset about our policies around the world.  I've also seen opinions from some that indicate we're too leanient in some cases-- that is, we need to just demolish people who mess with us.\n\nIn one converstation, I was discussing freedom of speech etc. with a foreign student (from Europe).  When I mentioned protests, it surprised him that we protest against our own government.  In his country, most of the protests are against the US and less so against their own goverment.\n\nI think we (the US) are often seen as trying to impose our wishes on everybody else regardless of what they want or think.\n\nOh, I'll echo the comment below me-- many outside the US think "americans" are generally ignorant.  Not agreeing with that but that's the perception.
933990
It seems most logical to blame those directly responsible for beginning the mess: the Bush Administration. It was they who went around mustering support for the war at the start and then went in over and above the United Nations and invaded. It would be inaccurate to blame the Democrats, they were not in power. It would be inaccurate to blame the 'Liberal Media' because there was much more talking up of the war amongst the likes of Fox etc than there were from more 'Liberal' media sources. Blaming Liberals or people in the blue states is silly for the same reason as blaming the Democrats. And to blame "Islamo Fascists" is just plain uninformed. Anyone who has any idea of the Middle East pre-9/11 and the Iraq invasion knew that Saddam and Osama were as far away from allies as they could be. Osama hated the secularist rule of Saddam in Iraq. And although Al Qaeda is not the only "Islamo Fascist" group, it is far above and beyond the power and reach of any other such group.
716945
I do understand that you are not the ones responsible for America's actions in Iraq, Americans. I am from Egypt and I of course don't agree on the war from the begining, it was like a breach to the Iraqi Sovreingity rights...ridding the Country from Saddam's governemnt is something that people Iraq had to do, and does not require the help of anyother country; in other words, it is an internal affair; and what America did is an interference in the internal affairs of Iraq. It Also caused much damage to both sides, Americans lost lots of soldiers there in vien and it consumed alot of money that could have been used in a better way. Also Iraq now is in a state of disturbance, and I don't see that the American forces are able to control the situation there. Gureilla warfare is not easy to handle...so, since they already did what they wanted, they got rid of Saddam, and established a new government too, they should leave and leave it to the new governement to take care of it, because they already fail to sustain a stable climate there. If they insist to stay, then that can be nothing but occupation, which is of course something that is unacceptable...right?
166734
No one has been held responsible, and in fact Bush stole another election AFTER this unjust war was started.  We need to educate people and demand a revolution.  With something like 2400 US casualties now, the "collateral" Iraqui dead(women, men and children who are not insurgents, were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. . .this number is, as George Bush put it, "around 30, 000 more or less."\n\nIf you are not outraged, then you are NOT paying attention!!!"
774561
But we're colonizing Iraq right now, we can't pull out and admit we were wrong to occupy it in the first place. Blatant ignorance of all the facts and avoidance of the consequence by throwing our weight around is the American way! We've been there since we hired Saddam and helped put him in power, it's just that now our presence is a lot more obvious and oppressive toward the Iraqi ppl. THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY SUPPORT THE TROOPS IN IRAQ IS TO BRING THEM HOME! THOSE IDIOTS WHO RIDICULE THE SOLDIERS DEPLOYED NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN! THEY ARE HEROES BY EVERY DEFINITION OF THE WORD! THE FACT THAT WASHINGTON LIES TO THEM AND SAYS THEY'RE HELPING TO ESTABLISH DEMOCRACY SHOULD ONLY GO TO SHOW YOU WHO THE REAL TERRORISTS ARE... POLITICIANS WHO DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CARRY OUT THEIR OWN EVIL AGENDA IN IRAQ, THE PRESIDENT AND ALL HIS MEN WHO CONTINUE TO REAP THE MONETARY AND POLITICAL BENEFITS OF THE SENSELESS SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS ON BOTH SIDES! THE DIPLOMATS ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HAVE THE POWER TO STOP IT, OR AT LEAST THE AUTHORITY TO DISCONTINUE SUPPORTING IT, BUT DON'T BECAUSE THEY TOO CAN PROFIT FROM PRETENDING THEY'RE POWERLESS BUT ALLOWING IT AND AIDING IT'S CONTINUATION!!!! GOD BLESS THE SOLDIERS WHO ONLY DID WHAT THEIR HEARTS TOLD THEM WAS RIGHT... WHOSE ONLY CRIME WAS FOOLISHLY BELIEVING THERE WAS STILL INTEGRITY IN AMERICA...
933682
Remember we have a thousand year of history behind us and have survived and co-exsisited. Saddam was installed in power by the Americans. He was financed and armed by the US(to combat Iran). We now have another American puppet in power. Then we paid the price of America's mistakes and today again we are paying the price of America's mistakes with our lives. All we want is America to get out of Iraq and we will solve our own problems. The sectarian violence will not cease unless American's leave our country. They are doing more harm tham good with there presence. Dont they realise, we dont want there "democracy" or way of life. Just let us be. We dont need any help from the Americans. GET OUT OF IRAQ NOW.
1111719
NO!!if any of what bush told us before we invaded iraq was true then maybe i could condone being there???? but every single thing was a lie and was blamed on false or poor intelligence??? bull****!i am a retired naval officer from the first gulf war and i'll tell you like i told everyone from the start!! BUSH LIED!!!!!!! now he refuses to admit any wrong doing and our troops will continue to be killed for NOTHING!!! THE WHOLE THING WAS A SHAM TO START WITH!! every other country in the world knew that from the start. most americans followed blindly into a ideological, useless war that will only result in dead soldiers and trillions of our tax dollars spent to support a terrorist nation that WILL have another saddam running it within 5 years!! JUST WATCH AND LEARN PEOPLE!I'VE BEEN THERE!!!!!!!!
103347
I think it's kind of gone into a bad light. Although our punishment of bombing Afghanistan fit the crime (in my opinion), as time goes on people do forget what we were trying to accomplish there. And the war in Iraq (which I do not support nor condemn) is taking precedence over what our true cause was.
1168808
I am with you all the way. Some positive things are happening in Iraq and some progress is being made...but at a terrible cost of coalition and iraqi lives.\nThis war was a mistake, but no one in the white house will admit that they screwed up, so they say "We must stay the course" which is just another way of saying, "if we pull out now, it will be admitting that it was all a mistake, so let's KEEP making the mistake and maybe we will come out smelling like a rose."\n(Which isn't going to happem)
194479
NO. I have friends and family who are in Iraq in the military and my father in law just got back from Iraq as a civilian bomb dog handler. Each of them has told me how saddened and sickened they are by the media portrayal of only negative things from the war. Each of them has told me about how they can see positive changes in Iraq and how much better the living conditions are over there now and how they have started schools and brought order back in many places. I don't think that is a waste of time. It is hard for us who have people we love over there and I am sure we would like to see them all come home safely and not have to be at war -- but the efforts made my our troops in Iraq are not a waste of time.