Do you agree with that or is it unfair?
2006-11-13 00:16:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
If you read carefully he meant that the US always makes many mistakes to start with before doing something right !
Now just look at what is happening in the world and make YOUR choice to say if it's true or not !!!
2006-11-13 00:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by talkingformydog 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Churchill was a great politician with a big a** !!! Therefore I assume most of his talents were accumulated in his butt! But it's very true that the US does not have a long history and plays a fool in the international scenes. The World Wars I & II became a great opportunity for the British to get back their control over this once colony of Britain. If you follow up more closely US has just become a hated puppet regime as in the case of Israel.
2006-11-13 00:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by Pishisauraus 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Within the context of his speech, it is understandible. However, it is in error.
America could have entered the war earlier, but in terms of history, we have usually been the leader.
Look to the war against the Barbary Pirates. Europe was content to pay tribute to the muslim priates. America chose to not pay tribute, but instead led the fight to end the barbarism and piracy of these early terrorists. Eventually Europe followed our lead, and the pirate coast was smashed.
The USA led the way for the formation of NATO, the relief effort of Berlin during the siege, we rebuilt the European rail system in the 60's, we rebuilt the factories of Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, and China, we gave other nations the means of self-defense.
I disagree with Churchill on this one.
2006-11-13 01:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i reckon unfair. particularly unfair to apply it now as churchill has been dead for 30 years, so he can't have meant it to have any relevance to today's world unless he could see into the future.
2006-11-13 00:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eh... I think many things Churchill said was in sort of a "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" kind of way... but I think it all too often works this way for every country... and government in general... maybe even humans in general...
so, I don't know how harshly he may have meant it, I doubt it was very harshly, but I think it's an interesting point...
2006-11-13 01:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
False, even after they explore all other avenues they might still fail to do the right thing, but just go back to the first wrong option and try again. Gulf war 1, gulf war 2.......
2006-11-13 00:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by dsclimb1 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Agree!!
2006-11-13 00:19:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree, everything gets it right in the end,
even lab mice.
2006-11-13 21:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by toothache 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least we eventually do the right thing........
which is more than I can say for most scumbag countries.
(What about France, how many different ways can they be on the wrong side throughout history?)
2006-11-13 00:27:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This was said before the BUSH family came into power
2006-11-13 00:21:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋