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Please no soundbyte answers. This is the question that I believe America needs to consider before thinking about either adding troops to, or redeploying troops from, Iraq. It should have been discussed before invading Iraq. It should have been the foundation for the 9/11 report, it should have been the foundation for the Iraq Study Group. This has not yet been tackled.

I for one am tired of listening to "not by cutting and running," and "not by starting a war based on lies."

Change our policies? The US has been the primary benefactor of Arabs and of Muslims everywhere in the world for 60 years. We tried diplomacy before the Iraq invasion (12 years with Iraq; years with French & Russian governments that had multi-$B deals dependent upon Saddam staying in power). "Arrogance" is nonsense. I've lived half my adult life outside the U.S., speak seven languages, and find that we are perhaps the least arrogant people on earth. "Leave Iraq" might be a good idea, but it won't solve this.

2007-01-20 05:52:08 · 10 answers · asked by byhisello99 5 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

Two themes have emerged - anti-Americanism is rooted in envy; we need to change.

The first is helpful in starting to find an answer because it goes to root cause. I believe there are other root causes as well.

The changes suggested appear to this humble writer to be sophmoric. We tried the international cooperation route. As for appeasement, I suggest you Google "Neville Chamberlin."

Please keep the answers coming. This issue deserves public discussion.

2007-01-20 06:23:28 · update #1

ZH: If I might boil your diatribe down to two words: energy independence. Great idea.

2007-01-20 07:15:51 · update #2

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Jealosy is not the reason, its basically american imperialism. Wars by proxy, invasions, financial manipulation, the state of Israel are the roots of where we are today and the basis of it all is our broken energy policy as well a some of the commercial ventures we have gotten into. We are dependent on foreign oil and we are willing to do whatever it takes to obtain it. The solution is not being angry at the radicals and basically buying into the madness its becoming oil independent. When we buy gas our hard earned cash goes right into the pockets of the people supporting terrorism. So in fact if we stop buying oil we are cutting their funding. Iraq will absolutely fall apart whether we leave now or in 10 years (unless they genocide off the 1/3 that opposes).

2007-01-20 06:31:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think that the biggest mistake of this whole Iraq thing was not cooperating with the International Community. I think that America has put ourselves out there as the people calling the shots and so we shoulder all of the burden and all the responsibility - and a lot of hatred.

I have thought long and hard about this and I think the best solution is an immediate change in leadership. I think that if we remove bush and cheney we could return to the International community in agreement over the dislike of unilateral behavior by any nation and work as one body trying to help these nations, rather than being the bully that is pushing them around (thereby, hopefully minimizing anti-american sentiment and starting the damage control that will have to happen in 08 any way). We simply can not be the Earth's policeman and most Americans don't want to be anyway. We are happy to help out in any way we can, but we don't need to be the world decision makers. We have our own families and issues and problems here at home to deal with.

Peace!

Later...
We didn't try the international cooperation route. We insisted that the UN behave as we wish, with our own time table and when they didn't we just did whatever we wanted to do anyway. That exposes the UN as an ineffectual organization - a facade of international cooperation - when the most powerful nation on the planet says "Yeah, we'll cooperate, but let me just shoot this guy down". That is why this is going so hard. There is no one to turn to now. We stand alone in a mess we created ourselves - and the longer we stand here the harder it will be to get out.

Even if we wait until the next election cycle the international community doesn't know who is in office. If we as a nation oppose and punish for unilateral behavior, we are back into a diplomatic process - and the international community can do more, and now Hussein is gone too. I would think that would be ideal even for Bush's plan for the future.

This globe needs to be working toward world unity and world tolerance.

Even later...
Energy Independence is right - that is another foremost priority for this nation. The biggest obstacle is the prohibitive cost of changing existing businesses to accomodate whole new technologies - and then hope the new technology lasts.

2007-01-20 06:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by carole 7 · 0 0

No, you are not arrogant, anything but. Where this anti-americanism stems from, only God knows huh??
What you should do? I haven't a damn clue and I couldn't care less.
As far as I am concerned America is like a fat maggot on the face of the earth that just cannot stop feeding. All the best.

Edit:
Well, I'm writing this as I felt that I did not choose my words very well initially, especially the "couldn't care less" and "fat maggot" part. :-)

Anyway, regarding your additional details, you say you tried the international route, come on, "my way or the highway" is your idea of having tried the international route .............. and that is why you are now in a damned if I do and damned if I don't kind of situation in Iraq, I guess. "Quagmire" was the word some of your friends used in trying to dissuade you at the time.

Next you bring in Neville Chamberlain (Munich Treaty I presume) This is your way of explaining what appeasement is all about. I don't see any Third Reich. Aren't you getting a little carried away,
It in fact looks like your country's actions are more Third Reich like. That's how it comes across, really it does. What will appease America? Or is it your energy requirement that makes you behave in this manner?

It seems that you have a strong need to justify. Now isn't that strange.

What to do? Ask for help? If you are humble enough. Try hard not to be sophomoric. :-)

The thing is even if you do get good suggestions, will you listen?

The lady up there, user ID Carole seems to have given it quite some thought and done some introspection. That;s nice to know.

2007-01-20 06:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by ~ 3 · 1 0

I believe that America won't be able to "prosper safely" and do well in the international community again until we take steps to actively repair our relationships with other countries. When we began the war in Iraq, we damaged our ties to many other nations, and they neither trust nor like us now. Until we actually make an effort to once again be allies with these countries, we won't be able to end the anti-American sentiment in the world.

This situation is entirely our own fault, and we need to recognize that and stop blaming other countries. We're the ones who decided that we could go it alone in this war, disregarding entirely the United Nations' decision and alienating our allies.

Leaving Iraq, or at the very least finishing up whatever we're doing there quickly, is a good start, but it's just that: a start.

Some people will probably jump up and tell me I'm an appeaser - and so what if I am? It's better to appease other countries and calm the threat of anti-Americanism and severed bonds, than to be violently pro-American and refuse to admit that there's a problem.

2007-01-20 06:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by Petra A 1 · 1 0

yet it extremely is American by skill of your definition, so if i do no longer accept as true with you that would not make me anti American?!! If each and all of the human beings could desire to comply with one ideology, that's a tyranny no longer a democracy??!! Your final paragraph approximately those with wild and hazardous thought are no longer allowed to run the country. properly conflict is the wildest and maximum deadly thought for a rustic, yet this u . s . a . been have interaction in wars, because of the fact the top of WW II, specially for conflict based economic device. And a president who resisted to start up a conflict with out acceptable justification , is savagely gunned downed !? that's a tragedy. terrific Regards.

2016-11-25 22:24:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

We fight our battles on OTHER PEOPLES' soil, assassinate complainers, and bribe the rest with foreign aid. And we economically prosper. Sometimes it's reprehensible, but we have DISNEYLAND, and drive-thru fast food, pro ball and i-pods to distract us. I love this country, and have had security clearances in the past, and would give my life to keep us safe, as would many others.
In the world, WE MAKE THE RULES, and I for one am glad we do, because there are a LOT of really evil people out there who are plotting to take us down.

2007-01-20 05:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by Dorothy and Toto 5 · 0 0

Because we're tough, rich mother fu*kers. They'd take us down if they could, but NO! Too bad, there is no chance.

We have China on our sides. They're never going to want to see us go. We supply at least 30% of their economy with our greed.

I say keep selling stupidity on the television to the gluttons. It's keeping national security alive, and get this damn job in Iraq done so we can stop listening to these pricks whine all the time.

The cure for insubordinate humans is communism.

2007-01-20 06:01:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

I am serious when I say this. The world need America far more than America needs the world. We could shut out the rest of the world and not send anything anywhere or import anything from any other country and you know what would happen? The rest of the world would literally starve. The world needs to think about how they want to work with us and what they need to do to change their ways.

2007-01-20 05:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by Tumbling Dice 5 · 2 1

It was to all your statements.....just because you speak 7 languages and live elsewher, you are highly uninformed.

The simple fact, is they all want our $$$$$$$$$$$

2007-01-20 05:56:32 · answer #9 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 0 1

wow.
you're smart.

2007-01-20 05:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by ___________ 4 · 1 0

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