why do we persist in getting involved with every troublespot on the planet? we should take a leaf out of the majority of other countries and look after number 1,its not as if they are grateful when we try to help.Look at Iraq! people that the soldiers are trying to help are throwing stones at them!! get the soldiers out and leave them to it...come on do gooders have your say!!!!
2006-10-20 13:32:12 · 26 answers · asked by daveybabes299 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I am an American, and I thank you all firstly for being such a good ally to us, but honestly, I feel we shouldn't be fighting for the Iraqis any more than you are. I think we both need to worry more about national security and domestic issues, leave the Iraqis to kill each other, we need to work on our economies, make some money, and let the muslims figure it out themselves.
2006-10-20 13:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
So take a look at Denmark. They aren't out there fighting everyone else's wars but they are at risk from Islamic terrorists because of a few Danish cartoons.
At the end of the day if you don't confront problems out there those problems will come to you. If we'd confronted Germany in the early 1930's we may have prevented world war 2. Intervention in the Yugoslav war probably prevented world war three in the 1990s.
The current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are primarily about stoping oil pipelines being built from the middle east to China in my view and that is something that will help us compete with our great rival China well into this century. It's a small world and it's ludicrous to think we can insulate ourselves away from the rest of the world on our little Island.
2006-10-20 13:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Bad diplomacy by Tony Blair, sure its a good idea to support america, especially after 9/11 which was a major terrorist outrage, but the war in Iraq was just pandering to George Bush and was not the will of the British people. I agree, we should look after number one, but also support our allies when it agrees with our domestic view. The result of Tony Blairs forign policy has led to Britain becoming a prime target for terrorism, the exclusion of the muslim community/race tensions and a complete loss of faith in the integrity of the government.
What's worse, in places where our intervention could be really important (not just militarily but politically), Britain has been unengaged - the Israel incursion into Lebenon, the war in sudan, the coup in Thailand. We've got our priorities all wrong.
2006-10-20 13:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by impeachrob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's in the mutual interest of all Countries in the West to see Al-Qaeda the Countries and leaders who support and fund Islamic Terrorists soundly defeated.
The alternative is more 9/11's and fighting these guys in a
guerilla war in our streets choose.
2006-10-20 13:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by markm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The USA is doing the same thing. I agree but in some cases like Darfur we need to take the lead in ending Genocide. In Iraq it did not make a lot of sense. You see the UN seems to have only two nations worth a ****. France is not a nation of fighters. I can't blame them because they are a nation of culture. Italy and Spain are useless. Russia and China have different interests. So it seems to be what we do.
2006-10-20 13:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
because as a free country we have an obligation to look after those who are more deprived than ourselves.
as a currently serving soldier i believe that people should back up the military whether they think its right or not, you people elected the government, we didnt have a choice, we were fighting your wars, we were on foreign soil, we do what we are told therefore you people should respect the fact that we are laying down our lives for something we neither care about or worry about!
2006-10-20 13:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by sleepless man 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So they see how good our kit is and buy some for themselves when we have finished kicking the "morale" out of them.
Actually the kit is crap but our lads make the difference, we dont really need an army, a bunch of England Footie Fans would be enough to make most foreign armies run away.
2006-10-20 13:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British are involved in police duty for many reasons. It gives jobs to those out of work. Cuts down on population and provides jobs for those in defense industry. Got idea from Dubya. He read history book (one) and saw how W WII bailed out the US economy from the Depression. Figures it'll work now.
2006-10-20 14:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I don't agree with you. I'm British. Do you read history books? Do you really believe "we" would have won wars on our own? Of course we would'nt,regardless of how many brave people fought and were ready to fight regardless of the outcome. We would have been under president Hitler's rule by now. We have to show a united front to the world and help the countries who helped us, would you rather we turned our backs, like cowards?
2006-10-20 13:44:38 · answer #9 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree, BUT we need persons to know we are still holding on GB, its a travesty but what else would u do with thousands of soldiers ???, and the crap the have to play with \???, research and development play a key in this as well, who, how wil die if this new toy doesn't work ??
2006-10-20 13:41:13 · answer #10 · answered by david g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋