Ok, so politicians lie, so can you imagine that America's foreign policy might not be all that is portrayed?
961436
I am clear as the day is long that this carnage brought upon the poor Iraqis had nothing to do with terrorists but a wish to have a permanent base next to Iran in the hope of saving Israel and getting cheap oil.
16681
well maybe you should have researched from a more historical point of view, right from the monroe doctrine to american-mexican wars to present. you will find that americans have been meddling in the affairs of other countries right from its inception, first in latin america and after WWII, in other countries (when it emerged the only unscathed and extremely wealthy nation in the world). so in the eyes of majority of people around the world, (and here i am talking about people who think for themselves, not people who are easily led by popular media, which is usually pro-US anyway), americans have always been viewed as cavalier adventureres at best and murdering cowards at best, who bomb impoverished countries from heights before moving in their army. even when the americans are not directly involved (as in physical presence of armies), they usually have a hand in almost all politics of the world, by more subtle means-economic warfare....\nall this is being exposed daily, mostly thanx to the internet, and needless to say, world opinion has turned sharply anti-american especially after the cowardly iraqi war that the yanks waged. \nso 'bad guys' yeah, americans are being considered more and more of that which is unfortunate really because the most spirited and creative resisitance to the american policies have come from within US itself. unfortunate, yes....understandable, absolutely. america is an empire, an empire in decline.\nso perhaps americans had better heed what gibbon said about sparta, a strikingly military oriented nation not very disimilar to US\n"when sparta fell, all wondered in awe, none mourned'
239303
I have heard of it but don't think it is probably true. It just don't sound reasonable that a president would do that with that intent. I would certainly hope not anyway.
721484
Because when you are dealing with politics you must not expect things to be logical.
223651
There is no way of determining what someone might or might not do.  They (the politicians) can say what they think the American public wants to hear, but in all reality, since they are committing to something so unpredictable, how can they even be sure they can back up what they say?  My only question is, there has been so much hype about the military in Iraq, the same people who bombed the Pentagon and World Trade Center, what are we supposed to do?  Doesn't anyone remember how many lives were lost on 9/11?  Are we supposed to say we forgive and turn the other cheek, when we know good and well these other countries don't understand or believe that?  Someone has to "step up to the plate" and stop it; and yes, a lot of military people are lost in the effort, but guess what, they know that or otherwise they wouldn't be in the military, to protect the US.
1050162
no just really really bad foreign policy
1095564
No, the worlds gov's don't "serve" the USA, more like take every advantage of the USA. If you look at the United Nations for instance, ninety +% of the nations we provide billions of $$$ in aid to every year vote AGAINST us more than 60% of the time on resolutions. So, no, we are not the puppet master, or we would not have the issues in the middle east that we now face. Not to mention the rest of the world.
860688
There is little outrage due to the big lie.  Whatever the case,you can bet we are misinformed.  We follow our leader's story, trusting them to tell us the truth, a big mistake, and then back him up at crunch time. Fascism thrives on ignorance, complacency,  and trust, until it is too late to change course.  Iraq is a good example.  We were worked up because of 9/11, we wanted justice for the attack, so we went into Afghanistan.  Somehow we also ended up in Iraq!  The big boys who run things, sip on their Napoleon Brandy and  cigars, while the rest of us are always trying to catch up.  It is always too late if we do,  after the violence has been done.  Then we are left to offer lame arguments for why it was all such a good idea in the first place.
328542
of course other governments have in averadge the same amounts of lies. not all governments, and not all the same amount. some more, some less, some won't. \n\nthe scary part is that some of the lies that Bush tells us, directly concern the whole world.  i was raised in Holland, i've seen a lot of lieing politicians there. now i live in Romania, i see even more lieing politicians here. The world won't really care about those lies, concidering the small role that both countries play in the international world.\n\nThe lies that Bush told, affected the lives of many many people in different countries, that might be the main reason that people are focussed more on the americans.\n\ngood question, btw.
920590
They're saying no because they have more important things to do like getting the country back on the right track.  But, they're going to also look at implementing some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and it wouldn't be surprising that they find more than just a couple of lies from Bush and Co.  That, plus some vetoes of Democratic legislation will make things very contentious and then you might see some impeachment talk and perhaps a bill introduced - but not right away.
747588
Well, they won't be lying so that we can invade other countries for no reason, lose billions of dollars, and make our government look like a bunch of horses' backsides.
807001
You are right about most of the world (or at least normal people in it) realizing that wars don't solve problems in the world. But I don't think the assholes in the White House are able to think about diplomacy or beyond the concept of "using the American power" for the benefit of "the American people".
1065011
One's truth may be another's lie.
674799
Noam Chomsky is either respected or reviled in the US, depending on your politics.  Many of his statements and claims about the US are less than accurate.
962500
IT DOESN'T MATTER\n\nALL POLITICIANS LIE
73619
The sad thing is, most of us do not care about their views, but other countries see their views as America's views as a whole, since they are in the media spotlight....scary isn't it?
552119
They certainly render misleading media releases, though my personal presumtion is that that is more for their own benefit (e.g. playing down a story, playing up an achievement - anything to make them look good.)\nWhether a government as a whole (rather than an individual politician) would do similar to manipulate the market I'm not so sure. Having said that, I wouldn't put it past them.