Just curious to know what american citizens think about american president, whose peace mission going really fine. Bush wants more peace in middle east. So, he killed only 700,000 Iraqis and 3000 american soldiers. that's what america wants. peace!!! you guys respect gandhi from india! but don't follow his footsteps. lol.
IRAQ: 26,074,906,
Murder by American leaders 700,000
25374096 to go. way to goo .lol
2006-10-27 09:25:43 · 14 answers · asked by junglee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Not ashamed. But I am dissapointed in the way that people were so easily led into this thing. I know we went along with it for the best of intentions and that we as average citizens aren't to blame and the rest of the world knows that.
However, we are there now, and it doesn't make sense to make the situation worse by pulling out without a transition plan.
2006-10-27 09:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by jack b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what country you are from, but I know that the terrorists are killing people in more countries than just the U.S.A. Are you ashamed that you're country is unwilling to confront an enemy that repeatedly violated sanctions of the United Nations?
As to this death-toll (which was around 650,000 - I guess you just round upwards to make a point) . . .Although the study itself is quite suspect in its accuracy, let's assume it is true. That's a lot of people killed. However, it was not by American troops. Read the whole study. Not just the headlines. Do you also realize that, in the same study, they estimate that over 70% of the deaths are by the terroists themselves. I don't seem to hear a lot of mention of that. Of the remainder, that toll includes Iraqui millitary combatants and actual terroists that were killed either by coalition troops or by their own suicide bombings as well as American troops killed in battle or by cowardly terroists. Yes, there have been civilian casualties and that is always sad. They are people with lives and families and such. Unfortunately, there are always innocent casualties in any war. Even more unfortunate is the fact that if the terroists did not hide amidst the civilians while staging their attacks, most of those civilians would not have been harmed. A figure that is left out of that study is the "Life Toll" that has come about from the war. How many lives have been saved because Sadaam is no longer able to kill people for speaking out against him? How many women have not been raped by the corrupt members of his regime? How many people are receiving medication, food, education, shelter, electricity and such that would not have received it had the overthrow of Sadaam not taken place? How many lives were saved?
I'm very proud to be American. I'd rather stand for what is right than be popular.
2006-10-27 09:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by BigRichGuy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Americans who have never traveled outside the U.S. or listened to an outside news source like the BBC have no idea of how America is perceived in the rest of the world. Whenever I go abroad I have to apologize for the administration, explain that I do not support Bush, and explain that Americans should not be judged by their leaders any more than all Muslims should be judged by a few terrorists. No, I am not ashamed of who I am...but I'm ashamed of our leadership.
2006-10-27 13:49:14 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not in the slightest ashamed of being American, but thank you for your smug tone of condescension.
My grandparents struggled to immigrate to this country so that their descendants could enjoy a better life.
I am personally friends with a soldier who served for 18 months in Iraq. You might take time to consider that you will not find many American soldiers who are against this endeavor. They signed up for the military, they believe in the cause, and they're no less American than all the people who take issue with the war. Here in the U.S. we have the incredible freedom to express our views however we like.
It's a wonderful country.
2006-10-27 09:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by Lanani 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is amazing to me how fast the number of dead Iraqis went from 600,000 to 650,000 to now 700,000 in a week's time. The numbers sure inflate fast. Pretty soon this conflict will be over because there won't be any more of them to die.
2006-10-27 10:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stop bundling all Americans into one group.
Some people voted Bush in despite the war.
Many did not.
We are not all of one voice.
And you try to stop Mr. Bush when he's well-guarded and you're raising kids or tending to your dying spouse!
Or whatever else it is that we do to keep this society going until the war is finally over, and the next generations will go forth as best we can post-Bush, post-bin Laden, post-Post!
2006-10-27 09:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why might you experience ashamed of the rustic you have been born in .... like each united states interior the international it has its solid factors and its undesirable factors . some you like and a few you dont . yet its nevertheless your united states ....
2016-10-03 00:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't help the outcome of the war. I'm still proud to be an American and God bless our troops for standing up for our freedom when I can't.
2006-10-27 09:32:50 · answer #8 · answered by Texas T 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
those amircan soilders died for the f---ing iraqis not for ameirca
I think they should pull out and lut the riffraff take care of there business this is just like veitnam a darn political war and it sucks, but thats just me
2006-10-27 09:34:07 · answer #9 · answered by outlaw64 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No matter what I will never be ashamed of being an American. Those soldiers died for us.
2006-10-27 09:28:25 · answer #10 · answered by lindsey9180@verizon.net 2 · 6⤊ 3⤋