Do Americans realise that the whole world laughs at their choice of president?

Question

Even the president of Iran offered a TV debate.

The most ridiculous picture I have ever seen of him is on the white house website. It was taken on 9/11 in a Florida schoolhouse and a presidential aide was pointing at a tiny television screen showing the burning towers. you have to see it to believe it

In fact they don't laugh, they just can't believe it.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/september11/index.html

Answer 1

i think a majority of americans feel the same, with 9/11 comin up lets just see what publicity stunt he conjeurs up, myself, i will be weeping in my tissue, cos i remember that day so vividly, i am british, and i still cant believe it. Two days after 9/11 he was playing golf and negotiating with the enemy, what a scum bag!!!

Answer 2

this is a response to all those rednecks that have answered this -

1- If it wasnt for us you wouldnt have been able to wage you stupid oil war on Iraq.

2 - All the planes which were targeted in the recent terroist threat were U.S bound planes, you are the target, not us.

3 - The U.K assisted in making your country, if it wasnt for us you would not have any independance what so ever.

4 - Have you forgot why there are already super strict security at airports all over the world, here is a clue - twin towers?

5 - We grieved for you sorry asses and all you do is throw this **** at us.

6 - I'm sure all true americans would agree with me.

7 - Is that you George W? Are all these answers yours?

8 - You bring shame on your country.

Fight the fight, make the peace.

Answer 3

I think it is inaccurate to suggest that all Americans fail to realise that their president is a dangerous buffoon. Just under half of the electorate voted for John Kerry in 2004. More Americans voted for Al Gore than George Bush in 2000.

The American government seems to misunderstand a fairly simple concept. They do not understand the meaning of the word "terrorism". It simply means living in a state of fear; uncertainty about potential doom; worry about being randomly killed. The so called war on terror is beyond stupidity. Are we more or less afraid of being killed than we were five years ago? More. Is our anxiety being hightened or lessened by Iraq and Afghanistan? Hightened.

George Bush is an unmitigated disaster and the bulk of America realises this.

Answer 4

The "entire international?" i'm going to admit that countless the international is guffawing, yet no longer, inevitably, the entire international. Are Britons guffawing on the individuals? Are Canadians and Mexicans, the two American by ability of distinctive characteristic of being on the comparable continent, guffawing at individuals (and in essence, themselves)? Are the eastern, who've been offered with state-of-the-artwork missile protection structures, guffawing at individuals? No, the entire worlds isn't guffawing. in basic terms countless the international is guffawing. possibly even hysterically. playstation : Saddam Hussien gained American protection tension equipment throughout the time of the Carter and Reagan administrations.

Answer 5

Maybe the world laughs at the choice of the British people too.
An electorate has a choice & the person they choose should be allowed to represent them. It''s democratic.
Basically a nation gets the leader they deserve.
I don't laugh at the USA choice of president, I just feel sad for the whole world.

Answer 6

Well we really didn't have much of a choice it was either him or Kerry and that would have been 10 times worse. Not only would they be laughing at Kerry they would be calling him a war criminal for his actions in Vietnam. I think Bush is way smarter than the President of Iran, even Hitler is smarter then him at least Hitler was smart enough to keep his feelings for the Jews secret and what he wanted to do to them, this a-hole is to stupid to keep his mouth shut. And Bush dose not need to debate with that asswipe. Bush has a BA from Yale, and MBA from Harvard, what dose the president of Iran have.

Answer 7

In truth, most Americans simply don't care what the rest of the world thinks. It is a national trait that goes back to the 1700's. I suspect it was the sense of isolation that being separated fro the rest of the world by 2 huge Oceans that was a part of the cause.

Answer 8

There is a knee jerk patriotism here that causes a lot of people to tune out any external criticism of our internal affairs. The really hypocritical part of this is we are allowed to interfere with anyone else internal affairs if we deem it to be in our national interests.

As far as the proposed debate, I think it's a PR stunt on the part of the Iranian president that wouldn't accomplish anything even if it were to take place. Which is highly unlikely.

Answer 9

The fact of the matter is that it is the 'good ole US of A' that started all this crap. What WOULD we do without the USA's 'gung-ho, shoot 'em up' attitude towards the rest of the world, hmm? US foreign policy seems to be if any other country disagrees with the 'obviously always right' USA, then they must be either a) terrorists; b) raving lefties or c) invaded to 'put them right.'

Answer 10

yes. yes we do. In fact a lot of us over here laugh at and despise our choice of president as well. DID YOU KNOW THAT?

thanks for saying that, Cat

Sorry, I had to add this about the answer below mine... Nice use of the English language, Jack. Way to make an Americans feel stupid, ya moron!