Are true Americans now only the ones who support war as a means to an end?

Question

The term "anti-American" is now being used in articles that describe Iraqi insurgents who oppose the continued U.S. military presence in what used to be their country. If you're an American and you oppose the use of the U.S. military to continue carrying out operations in Iraq that kill civilians at will and that create more and more mass destruction, does that mean you're not a "true" American? In other words, is it only the "true" Americans who support war and the use of aggression as a means to an end, and the others are all anti-American?

Please, Yes or No -- AND WHY?

PLEASE stop confounding supporting WAR with saying you support our troops! That's not the question!

How could these people STILL be so brainwashed? Look at what curlycute says in her message:


"I'm an American and I supported this war in the beginning because of what was done to us."

Supported killing IRAQIS because of what AlQaida did ? Huh ???

To all those who love to jump to conclusions, I'm asking the question and not saying that only true Americans support war!

For all you people who think this is some kind of "liberal" question:

It is nothing but the truth that the U.S. military kills Iraqi civilians as deemed "necessary" according to the will of president Bush and other military leaders as long as such targets are deemed targets linked to terrorist activities. Many of these targets are in residential areas. This is a simple fact and not a partisan opinion.

Answer 1

It's been a standard way to distract from the real issues at hand for as long as there has been politics: don't argue facts, question the loyalties of the arguer. Calling someone who disagrees with you "unpatriotic" does nothing to address the issue at hand, but it does make simple-minded listeners feel more sympathetic to the one doing the name-calling. Though it's a bad debate tactic, it's a good political one -- unless, of course, the people who are supposed to judge the argument start using their brains, then it fails :)

Answer 2

No. People who do not support the war are not in turn supporting terrorists or the deaths of Americans in the Middle East. That is something I've seen stated on this site time and time again by the more vocal members of the Right. But the truth of it is that if the anti-war group truly didn't care, they would not be making so much noise about it -they would just passively allow things to happen around them; indifferent. And that is not the case. They care about America just as much as anyone else -I don't think anyone wants this to be happening. The Left and Right just have two very different views on what got us there and how to end it.

Answer 3

I'm an American and I supported this war in the beginning because of what was done to us. The sadness I felt when so many people were murdered on 911 sickened me so bad. But as time moved on, I think the point has been made. My real problem with our country is that we are always and I mean always sticking our noses in other countries business. This has been going on since the beginning of time. I feel if 2 other countries have a problem with each other, we need to mind our business and keep it movin! But NO! We always get involved with the excuse because of money, power, oil, any type of resources that we think we can gain just to hold over some small 3rd world country because we (the people in charge) want to prove that their balls are the biggest. Well mankind once more has f*cked it up big time. I think it's about time we get a woman in charge so we can teach you little boys that you shouldn't throw stones and it now time to stop playing Cowboys and Indians and war games. GO HILLIARY!

Answer 4

"In other words, is it only the "true" Americans who support war and the use of aggression as a means to an end, and the others are all anti-American?"

No, "true" is a term that war supporters (I'm one) use to try to marginalize the views of the anti-war supporters. "blood for oil" is a term the other side uses to try to marginalize the pro-war supporters.

All opinions have a right to be said. All views should be debated. One side does not have all of the answers.

Answer 5

you do not have to agree that war is the correct solution to be a true American that's the beauty of being from the US...
that's why the only thing I oppose id the burning of the flag, it stands for both sides , so why burn it, right?
you have a right to believe what you want and understand others may oppose you as well

Answer 6

no.
There are very few true Americans.
I don't even think you could find one in the government.
A true American wants freedom and is willing to live with the down side.
Freedom is dangerous.
A true American believes in the contitution; in his/her rights, and is not willing to trade them for anything. not even safty.

last thought: if what the President says is true and our enemies hate our freedom.
we should be losing enemies by the truckload.
They are winning.

I left the U.S. I live in France now.
I feel more free here.

Answer 7

WOW! i'm gonna say no, because nothing is more American than dessention. during the revolutionary war, there was a majority wanting negotiation, not war. luckily the whole thing went the way it did. i'm pretty conservative and hugely pro-American. (i'm pretty liberal where it's logical as well.)

Answer 8

This is just more political buzz words. UnAmerican, not true Americans....Forget it. People who realize what a horrible mistake this war is are still true and loyal Americansf, maybe more than some of our ego driven leaders.

Answer 9

I wish the question was better poised. No one thinks that war is the ONLY solution to anything. However, once a country goes to war it is incumbent on its people to support their troops in the field. The war in Iraq was authorized by congress. Supporting our troops is very American.

Answer 10

I consider myself a true American and I don't like the war, but I will always support our military, no matter what happens. They need to know that we support them 100%. Therefore I find it a betrayal of our troops to demonstrate against the war, in my mind they come first, always.