Or why everybody protests against Israel when they attack Lebanon but no one ever protested against Hezbollah's terrorists attacks during all these years?
Or why haven't we seen people marching against the terrorists after 9/11 in other countries in the world?
I live in Latin America and all I see is bashing against Bush and the US, but never anyone saying anything against the terrorists, Saddam, Kadhafi, the Iranian lunatic, Chávez, etc.
2006-09-01 19:41:35 · 13 answers · asked by Transgénico 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why - because back seat driving is a lot easier than taking the wheel and driving the car.
It is always easier to second guess someone who takes action, then it is to be the one calling the shots.
2006-09-01 19:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher B 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
People have protested those other issues you bring up, but it doesn't get the same attention as the President of the US. Remember, a world coalition formed to removed Iraq from the soveriegn nation of Kuwait.
But - do you know the history behind Kuwait? It used to belong to Iraq, and the British wanted the oil and didn't want to have to pay Iraq, so they created the nation of Kuwait. Kuwait was the rightful property of Iraq, just as Taiwan is the rightful property of China. Kuwait might not have deserved the brutality that the Iraqi military inflicted upon them, but they certainly did deserve the invasion... you see, Kuwait was stealing Iraqi Oil, they had been told to stop, yet they kept taking it from Iraq.
I would never have believed this before, but do a little research, and you will see that Kuwait isn't so innocent... and just so you know, I'm not a fan of Iraq either, but one must take a fair outlook on everything.
On to your second point: People are anti-semetic, and is why they don't care about Isreal. Personally, I support Isreal and encourage them to destroy their war crazed terrorist neighbors. God willing, Iran will finally get what they deserve.
Your 3rd point: People did protest and support the US after 9/11. France, Spain, Russia, Great Britain, Australia - yes, even Libya, and a hundred other countries were outraged... but they all have other problems to deal with, so in time, the protests drummed down to a silent acknowledgement rather than the original thunderous roar.
Bush does get most of the bashing, but he is the most visible, and he is the one crusading against the others, so he is the target of the people's anger. There are many bad guys - Kadafi has learned his lesson, so the rage against them is spread out, whereas those who are evil, have only one world champion, GW Bush to attack. It is a game of statistics.
2006-09-01 20:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by Forgiven 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Who said so?
The majority was against Iraq when Saddam Invaded Kuwait. Here in the Arab world, only Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, and Palastenians (I'm not sure what was the position of Lybia) were with the invasion of Kuwait.
As for Israel and Hezbullah, Hezbullah are freedom fighters while Israel is an occupying power. Yes, Hezbullah started it by kidnapping the 2 soldiers, but history tells us that when Hezbullah kidnap a soldier, Israel will release 100s of Arab civilians (children and women).
9/11. What I know is that everybody is against bombing civilians, kidnapping planes, or any of Al-Qa'eda's activities. However, nobody I know would agree with Bush on the punishment he's doing to a whole race and religion. What Bush's doing is religo-genocide. That's why you find a lot of people standing against Bush. He started with Afghanstan, then was IRaq, Lebanon was after, next will be Iran, and only God knows who will be next.
2006-09-01 20:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Weaam 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You never see anyone against the terrorists eh, that must mean that they all are terrorists. I think it goes for saying that most people agree terrorism is bad so there is nothing to protest.
People in the US didn't protest Iraq going into Kuwait because at that time 90% of Americans didn't even know Kuwait existed much less cared who invaded. All we heard was that one day, out of the blue, Iraq had massed its tanks on the border of Kuwait and then entered. Suddenly it became a necessity for the US to stop it. People did protest that action. That is how it all began.
What would be the point to marching against terrorists? There is no controversy over a decision that can't be influenced by public opinion. These people want to kill us. We understand that.
2006-09-01 19:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the whole World protested.
That is why Iraq, was kicked out of Kuwait so fast.
Back then, every powerful Nation (including many Arab Nations), were in agreement with going to War against Iraq, just like most were in agreement with the USA going into Afghanistan but not into Iraq.
A majority of the protest's against Bush are not Anti-War in general...it's because of how Bush lied to all, to go to War against Iraq.
Going into Afghanistan was justified but going into Iraq was not.
2006-09-01 22:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by MSJP 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ever theory because They obviously locate that isreallis are incorrect?? If Isreal won't be able to understand then thier is something incorrect with them. Cuz the whole international imagine they're incorrect in killing Palestinians which have nothign to do with the warfare. i visit put up a huge *** answer for you yet then thier is not any aspect. The Isrealli jews have damaged thousand of treaties thats why we had to kick them out of our arab lands. initially they had to come back from the North even as thier change into the great drought.. yet then After that they stayed in egypt... And even as the Pharoh got here.. all of them went to Palestine for safe practices.. in view that then.. they imagine its thier land.. and they maintain killing anybody different Palestinian in thier. awaken human beings.
2016-10-15 22:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because everyone hate the good guys, you wanna know why? its because we're no longer the underdogs. there is not 6 foot tall german racist with 10 years of combat experience and the most deadly tank in the world to root against, no big bad, expanding soviet union to hate and fear. these days we the dominators, which you know, should be a good thing since we're the people who do whats right, but the protestors dont care, we are biger and that automaticaly makes us the bully
2006-09-01 19:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by ben s 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I agree with you 100%. The ignorance of most American's now days is emabarressing for our country to the world.
I am proud to be an American, just not proud of what some might call an "american" today.
2006-09-01 19:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
The liberal media doesn't really care. Normal people in general think terrorism is a bad thing but when it doesn't directly affect them they aren't going to do much about it...like marching. Liberals, who like the marching thing, wouldn't march against terrorists because they admire the terrorist; they think that the terrorist is a really committed liberal. They envy them that commitment....so they march...
2006-09-01 19:44:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
Because we are damned if we do and damned if we don't.
We are always going to be condemed for being who we are and what we do.
2006-09-01 21:53:45 · answer #10 · answered by jmlmmlmll 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋