Has the war in Afghanistan and Iraq made the U.S look weak?

Answer 1

Not at all, it is our media and political correctness that has made America look weak

Answer 2

Weak? It should be a matter of how strong the US really is. A group of Special Operations took over Afghanistan before people knew what was going on. Then Iraq was completely overwhelmed in a matter of days...hell, there was hardly any opposition and the enemy had to resort to hiding or surrenderring. Yes, the coalition forces took casualities, but that's nowhere near the numbers of previous wars and the War on Terror has been continuing for sometime.

Answer 3

Yes and no.

The short answer: The global war on terror has made the US look weak in the fact that we haven't gotten the job done yet. But, it has made the US look strong because it has shown that we are committed to eliminating international terrorism.

The long, politically charged answer. Word of warning, I am a Republican and this answer will be biased towards my viewpoint. I tried to keep the short answer as politically neutral as possible.

The US and its citizens knew from the outset that eliminating terrorism would be a long, difficult chore. President Bush said so himself. How does one go about eliminating terrorism? If you believe the liberals, the best way is to cave in to them and give them what they want. The left believes that the middle-east hates us because they (the arabs) see us as capitalist, imperialist swine and if we stop being the swine that we are, they would like us and stop trying to kill us. The reason the middle-east hates us is not because we are actually evil, it's because they have been taught that we are evil. Look at the mid-east. The nations there all have, or had, dictatorships. Those dictatorships control(led) the education of children. They all taught the students that the US is omni-evil. Because of that indoctrination, the students made prime recruits for terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Al-Qeida, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the Democrats (just kidding!).

Now, imagine a mid-east with democracies, where education is not in control of one man, but in control of by the people, like it is in USA, Canada, Japan, and Europe. The mid-east will then see the ups and downs of all civilizations, see that wester civ is not all bad, and will stop hating us. Will that take time, oh yes. But, I do not see any other way to stop terrorism. Education IS the most powerful tool.

The US has looked weak, thanks mainly to the left, mainstream media. If you think your favorite media is NOT biased, then you need your head examined. Every media is biased, there is no such thing as the unbiased observer. Everyone has a viewpoint. Now, is it a bad thing to have a biased media? No. It is constitutionally protected, free press! But, most media try to insult your intelligence by passing off as politically neutral. Don't buy that.

With that being said, some media have an agenda. They do not like the president and the GOP. They have tried to spin this war as "Bush's war," and not "America's war." If we lose this war, it would not look badly on America, but on Bush and the GOP. Then the Democrats and liberals will take power, and that is what certain media want. But, the one thing they fail to see is that the terrorists have declared war on America. That means you, me, and every American, regardless of political affiliation. If you are an American, they want you dead. They see you as a devil. The only way to reverse that is to make sure the next generation is not indoctrinated so such an extreme.

Answer 4

Iraq, possibly. Didn't think it through. The uprising was completely predictable given its fractured history. It was The Balkans part II when Yugoslavia fell apart and the constituent parts fought each other. Afghanistan a different war. Taliban not popular, but fearsome. We have never, ever won in that country. Look back at days of the Raj!

Answer 5

There is a certain pathetic weakness inherant in a bully who needs to show off physical strength and act threatening.
If you don't agree with the bully analogy then imagine poor little underdeveloped Iraq being picked on with weapons that can be fired from twenty miles away or from the air by jets that move too fast to see properly.
The US and the UK have become burly kids firing air rifle pellets into some weedy kid in a wheelchair who can't even run away.

Answer 6

Sadly after 9/11 Bush had to kick as* to win votes and undermined the UN to unleash the awesome fire power on 'the enemy'. The high level bombing and smart bombs were effective but on the ground its a different story and Powell saw that and got out. Its a bloody mess and what is Britain hoping to achieve in Afghanistan with a handful of troops when the Russians couldn't get a foothold with their superior numbers. I don't know if it makes anyone look weak but it sure shows the stupid and wasteful loss of life created by USA foreign policy.

Answer 7

No it has made the American public look weak. They gave Bush the mandate to do what he will in Iraq when they re-elected him.
Now the war the public wanted and got is not fun any more so they wanna pick up their toys and go home. Too late!
Don't blame the US armed forces for America's failure blame the American people!

Answer 8

Would it happen to have anything to do with the fact that the media shows only negative things happeneing in Iraq? What have they shown, that has been accomplished, that shows something positive or sheds a better light on what our fighting men and women are doing? Maybe, it also has to do with the fact that the anti- people scream the loudest!

Answer 9

The u.s is weak and they are also bully's who want to control everything , good luck to to Iraq and Afghanistan in the fight for their freedom , and may America topple like the twin towers for they are world enemy no:1 . Remember Hitler , whats the difference , down wit bush and all his blood thirsty hounds.
In years to come we shall all talk with an annoying American accent and be grossly obese through scoffing big macs , unless we all stand together as global nation to these bully's

Answer 10

I have currently been sitting in a coffe bar i china watching the news against american and uk, and i can honestly tell you that about 75% of countrys in the world hate us, (us - US & UK) i think it has made tony blair and bush very weak,

Answer 11

I'm not sure it makes them look week, however it makes them look very silly. However I think it makes Britain look even more stupid for being bush's hand pupet. Britains men and women are out there fighting, giving there lives and do the people of those countries want us there. Nope!!!! So pull them out.