Most liberals are against the war on terror,,,,?

Question

or you might not think of it as the war on terror, but. What do you "the liberal" think we should have done about 9/11 and all other countrys who pose a threat and want to destroy the u.s.?

Answer 1

ur right, liberals hate freedom

Answer 2

Most ultraconservatives believe in"the war on terror" even though this phrase was created by an advertising agency.What good are we doing against these enemies of the US.? There remains no evidence that Iraq had anything to do with 9/11.You can't fight criminals just like you can't fight terrorists with armies.Look at the US mess in fighting"insurgents" in Iraq,then Vietnamese before that.The fear you feel about being vulnerable is the instrument of this administration to stop people from thinking.It is the way Hitler controlled his people too.

Answer 3

I believe democrats were all in favor of afghananstan. When the President chose to go into Iraq with many changing reasons(he eventually admitted it was based on "faulty , the Dems thought is was a tragic misuse of the powers they gave him in the resolution of war. The Dems point out that all the money and lives used up in Iraq hasn't been about the war on terror at all, so that Bush trying to convince the american people that is makes the Dems falsely portrayed that they don't care about the "war on terror". Just because he did something wrong, doesn't mean it would have been better than doing nothing in Iraq. Now all these other things our happening in that region and around the world, and we find ourselves low on troops and money that were wasted in Iraq. Dems feel these other problems deserve our man power and resources to fight terrorism better.(I have no affiliation. Just trying to answer you)

Answer 4

Just imagine if we gave the Iraq people thru the red cross and other charitable organizations 10 million dollars a day, that would be a savings of 25 million a day that trying to kill their hate of us has failed to do. Don't you think that after a thousand days of this which works out to about how much time and money we have already spent, they wouldn't have time for hate? I know I could imagine having enough generators and oil with Sattilite tv, the rest of the world could be just another fantasy rather than being told I should hate rightously would be laughed out of the house. But oh no, we have to return hate for hate, what jerks and how unchristian you conservitives are.

Answer 5

If the war on terror were a war on terror, a lot of liberals would think differentlhy about it. What Bush calls a war on terror is mostly an attempt to gain more wealth and power by the military-industrial complex that is controlling our country. May I dare say this is a Fascist scheme?

Answer 6

Clinton planned 9/11... i just read that in one of your answers on another question.... you are friggen nuts man... you have just completely invalidated your otherwise entertainable opinions.... jeez.

and regarding the "war on terror" i would hope that we wouldn't waste our military resources in the wrong places, we would focus more on intelligence and CIA operations instead of nation building, and if you want to cut down to the chase of it all... i'd hope that we stop stealing other nations wealth and resources and let them choke in their own poverty without us to blame..

Answer 7

They don't care about the war on terrorism, so long as they can try to turn it into propaganda to use against Bush.

Answer 8

Definition of the word liberal:

1. broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
2. having political or social views favoring reform and progress
3. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
4. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Answer 9

how about sealing the border with mexico for starters.....not letting arab countries run our ports....not invade iraq on a lie and now our military is tied up there with the real problems...korea and iran thumbing thier nose at us...shall i go on

Answer 10

Well for one thing, IRAQ had nothing to do with 9/11

Because we are mired in that mess, we haven't been able to
catch Bin Ladin. Bush F**ked that up.

Answer 11

We should try diplomacy and try not pissing people off! Ther have been people who have wanted to destroy the US, but we don't go around attacking them! That is just plain idiotic.

As Hack Col, US ARMY, said:


"And what the hell is terrorism, anyway? It's not a thing; it's not a place; it's not a person. It is a political and military strategy, that's all. Having a 'War On Terrorism' is as ridiculous as having a 'War on Flanking Maneuvers'. You'll end terrorism when there's no longer anything for anybody to get pissed off about."

"As for now, maybe if we looked at why people are pissed at us, we'd begin to understand. Hell, it doesn't matter whether they're right or wrong; it's what they perceive that motivates them. What you have to address is why they perceive things as they do. Only then will you start to get a clue. And spare me the bullshit about them hating us because of our freedom. We haven't been truly free in a long time. And now we're letting all this demagoguery convince us to give up what little liberty we have left. Big Brother Lives!

"Look at history, man. The Romans began with a republic, just like we did. The freedom and prosperity that followed made them complacent, apathetic. They became fat and happy, and mistakenly figured that government was responsible. Since their government was such a Good Thing, it didn't need watching, so few paid it any attention. Those with a knack for politics took advantage of that to increase their power, and also their stash. Eventually the republic degraded into an empire, and suffered the fate of all empires. They go broke trying to keep control of every place they've conquered.

"We're heading down the same road. Only this time, it's happening faster. It took three, four centuries for Rome to decline and fall. We might do it in three or four decades. Hell, maybe three or four years. Or months! Who the hell knows?"

He paused for a moment; I could see him trying to calm his breathing. He began to slowly read from the Wall, his eyes moving randomly over the panel. "David T. Hilton. William C. Langham. John A. Gibson. Richard Galan. Danny Lee Frye. Cecil D. Lamm. All these boys blown off the face of the Earth, because we just can't keep our noses out of what's happening on the other side of the world. Ever read George Washington's Farewell Address?"

I shook my head. "He told us not to concern ourselves with what other countries are doing to and amongst themselves. He said it would just get us mired in a big mess. But did we listen? Nooooo. He warned us! Jefferson warned us! Most all of the Founders warned us! John Quincy Adams, about thirty years later, said 'America does not go out in search of monsters to destroy.' Well, now we do, John Q.

"You know what I finally figured out? People don't start wars. Countries don't start wars. It's governments that start wars. ******' governments. And we go along with it. Whenever you see a problem, social or economic or political, and think that government should do something about the problem, do a little homework and you'll probably find that government is the source of the problem. And war is just the epitome of government problem solving. So what if a majority thinks that this coming war is right. The majority is just something that government manufactures and manipulates to give the appearance of legitimacy to what government does.

"And as for those government bozos who say that those who question their plans and motives is unpatriotic and aiding the enemy, well, they can just kiss my ***."

I stared at the ground. Thirty years of fear, of doubt, of anger, of hurt, of rage, was coming out of him in a rush. It made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't move from that spot; I wanted him to continue. He seemed to sense this.

"You know what really galls me? How those that seem to yell loudest for war have never seen one. They've never seen a buddy disappear from the waist up after a shell hit, then see his legs stand there for a moment before falling over. They never saw a friend all psyched up about going home tomorrow after finishing his tour get hit in the belly with shrapnel, see his guts spill out, then watch him try to gather up his intestines lying in the dirt.

"They never saw what napalm does do a little girl's skin. They never saw a 19-year-old from Iowa screaming and writhing on the ground because a mine blew his legs off. They never saw a man take a bullet through the brain, then watch his body flop around on the ground for a minute or so because it doesn't realize he's dead. They never put pieces of someone into a bag, not knowing who it was until you read the tags, because there wasn't any face left to go along with the other parts. They haven't seen the **** I've seen, and they want to do it all over again. Those bastards!

"But what really makes me mad is how those who should know better seem to have forgotten. All those vets in Congress, POW's even, who know what I'm talking about, but will go along with the calls for war because it's politically expedient. Don't they remember? Do they really want another generation of kids to experience that ****? Have they gotten so accustomed to the trappings of power that people are just pawns, tools, mere things to be manipulated for their own ends? DO THEY KNOW WHAT THE **** THEY'RE DOING?

"But it doesn't matter. We'll let them do it anyway."

He began walking away, head up but eyes looking down. As he receded into the swirling snow, I saw him raise his face to the storm, toward Capitol Hill. "DAMN YOU BASTARDS!" was the last thing I heard as he disappeared into the white.