Why is the US the main target for terrorists and not other Western nations?

Answer 1

Bali, Madrid, London residents may wonder what you're talking about, but the anger is surely focused at us because we are the ones who strong arm their governments into keeping in place tyrants who abuse their people - all the while using hatred of america to stay in power themselves. We are targets because we have done many bad things in the middle east - apart from our backing of israel. We've overthrown govts, installed dictators, and now we're torturing and killing people ourselves over there. We're dropping bombs on neighborhoods and calling it 'war' and then our media whips us up over one person getting their head cut off. Mass murder good from a distance, throat slitting much much worse, you can hear the sheep chant.

Just check out a list of how many countries we've invaded or messed with. Here's just one little thing I found:

May 30, 2005

American Presidents since William McKinley have played fast and loose with the lives of people living in foreign countries.

Hitting just the highlights:

McKinley betrayed the people of the Philippines, who fought alongside American troops against Spain in 1898 — only to have the Americans turn against them and occupy the Philippines for 47 years.

Woodrow Wilson helped Britain and France redraw the European boundary lines in a way that guaranteed a century of wars and resentments — and that continued to trigger conflict in places like Bosnia and Kosovo as recently as the 1990s. And Wilson cooperated when the British reneged on their pledge of freedom and independence to the Arabs in exchange for their support of the Allies in World War I.

It Goes on . . .

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s American Presidents practiced gunboat diplomacy with the nations of Latin America — invading countries like Nicaragua and Honduras — as well as sending troops to China and Turkey.

Franklin Roosevelt — with the same "vision" as Woodrow Wilson, and with no more knowledge of history or foreign affairs than Wilson had — sacrificed the freedoms and independence of people in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and China — to satisfy his own ambition to be the world leader who would guarantee peace.

Harry Truman supported dictators in Asia and Africa, and by calling that policy the Truman Doctrine people around the world knew it was the United States that was supporting some of the worst elements of the world — and Truman sent American troops to die defending the autocratic Syngman Rhee regime in Korea.

. . . and on . . .

Dwight Eisenhower approved the CIA coup that overthrew the democratic government in Iran, replacing it with the dreadful Shah of Iran, and Eisenhower continued the Truman Doctrine — standing by dictators in Latin America and Asia, stationing American troops in dozens of foreign countries, and reminding people everywhere that America had become an imperial power.

John F. Kennedy invaded Cuba, sent troops to aid in the suppression of a pro-freedom rebellion in the Congo, supported a brutal dictator in South Vietnam before assassinating him, aided oppression in Laos and Cambodia, and extended American military bases to more and more foreign countries.

Lyndon Johnson played games with the truth in order to draw America into a terrible war in Vietnam — one that caused the deaths of millions of Vietnamese but still left Vietnam in the hands of the Communists.

Richard Nixon secretly bombed Cambodia, only to have his secrets revealed to the world — and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger became known worldwide for practicing "realpolitik," a policy of using human beings around the world as bargaining chips in his tête-à-têtes with dictators.

. . . and on . . .

Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter didn’t (to the best of my knowledge) instigate any major new intrusions on the rest of the world, but they enthusiastically continued to shovel American taxpayer money to foreign dictators and continued to station American troops in what had come to be more than a hundred foreign countries.

Ronald Reagan sent Marines to Lebanon to butt into a civil war there, invaded Grenada, bombed Libya, meddled in Central America, planted American missiles in Europe (putting European civilians in danger), and stood by brutal dictators in El Salvador, Guatemala, and other Latin America countries.

George H. W. Bush invaded Panama and Iraq — and put in place the sanctions and air raids that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women, and children.

. . . and on

Bill Clinton maintained the Iraqi sanctions and air raids, sent American troops to intervene in civil wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, used American force to install a dictator in Haiti — all the while continuing the support of foreign dictators with the money of American taxpayers, and continuing to station American troops around the world as though they were the legions of the Roman Empire.

George W. Bush has invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, killing tens of thousands of civilians; threatened Iran and Syria; overthrew the government of Haiti and installed a brutal dictatorship; praised and supported dictators in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and many other countries; and demanded that everyone in the world support America or risk being bombed and invaded — all the while proclaiming that he wants to bring freedom and democracy (American style) to everyone in the world.

Now We Know

So why do billions of people around the world hate America so much?

Obviously, it’s because of our freedom, our prosperity, and our democracy.

How do I know? Because George Bush told me so.

What other reason could foreigners have for resenting America?

Answer 2

The US, Britain, and Spain have all been targets. The reason is that these countries have taken the military lead in combating al Qaeda and other Islamo-facists. Spain has withdrawn its troops from Iraq and things are quiet regarding terrorism there. That leaves the US and Britain. Tit for tat, as it were.

Plus, the US will always be the target, since it is not only that we have done the Iraq thing, but we have business everywhere and are the "hyperpower." Also, we support the existence of Israel, which Islam hates. It's like anti-Semitism - we are hated just because. Don't you know? We're behind every disaster the Islamic world has ever known. And we make governments that Islamic extremist don't like to behave in a manner that Islamic extremist don't like. And we let our females go around without head scarves and drive automobiles and vote and stuff. Tsk.

Answer 3

Its not just the US,, UK, Spain, Australia(Bali Bombings) I suppose the Islamic Fundamentalists see the US as a prime target, although all other countries who support the US have also been mentioned as targets,, the world as we knew it before The World Trade Centre disaster has forever changed,, do you really remember what it was like before September 11, we took so much for granted and now look at the fear the world faces every day, no mate the US is a target sure but so are the rest of us..

Answer 4

Because the US is considered Israel's "big brother" you might say. As long as we support Israel, we will be a target.
It is also safe to say that many other countries perceive us as a bit of a puffed up bully. We have a tendency to exercise our authority over other sovereign nations with, what must seem to an outsider, to be very little discretion. In truth, I believe the US and nations like the UK probably feel as though they are the parental figures in International Politics. And as with each person's individual parents, it is normal for the "children" to misunderstand their "parents" intentions, and feel as though they've been wronged. Sometimes to despise your parents is normal as well as to rebel and break free. And even the best of parents are doomed to err. But a good parent keeps on parenting, and for right or wrong, so does the USA.

Answer 5

We are the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. The people of the middle east are brainwashed into believing that we are out to kill them, because of their religious beliefs. They also think that they are the only people that can go to heaven. The main reason is that they believe that if you do not believe what they believe, they have the right to kill you.

Answer 6

I think it's because we have the most stable government crazy as it may seem. Most countries want to tear our country down because of what we are known for in winning the wars and stuff. And some other nations are being attacked. Listen to the current events that comes on the news. It might be more helpful than my answer.

Answer 7

because the US is the only stand up nation in the world. the US is the only nation that has any teeth, or willingness to back up what they say. every other nation just wants to talk and negotiate, why would you target the sheep when there is a wolf?

Answer 8

Probably because the US tends to influence its allies, rather than it being the other way around. Of course, many European countries have been targets too, so I'm not sure your question is entirely accurate.

Answer 9

We're the 600 pound Gorilla thats why.

Answer 10

because the u.s. tends to meddle in other countries affairs more so than other western nations. most of the european nations ended their colonialist ways decades ago. but the u.s. just can't seem to let go of their imperial impulses. i think if they'd paid more attention on the homefront for the last 50 years we wouldn't be in such a mess as today.

Answer 11

Because we are the only western country that is always trying to be the world police butting into other nations affairs.