Don't most real Americans believe the best defence is a strong offense?!?

Answer 1

Most real Americans believe in winning, which is exactly what we're doing.

It's just a few loud-mouth mongrels in the media who make us look bad. Same with the Brits. It's just the BBC and a few other knuckleheads who think that the terrorists should be allowed to slaughter as many as their stupid religion demands.

Unfortunately, there are only a few loud-mouth conservatives like me willing to tell it like it is. We could use a few more, that's for sure.

Answer 2

I believe that a strong offense is the best defense that you can have, regardless if it is in the military or in sports. But it depends on how you use it.

In sports, a good offense will allow you to win games and basically build up a good lead. This provides time for the younger players to get some experience so that your starters do not get hurt and therefore you can build upon that experience.

In the military, a strong offense is a great defense because it discourages weaker countries from invading and trying to take over another country. Kuiwait had a weak offense, therefore Sadam over ran them in a couple of hours. In WW2 France wanted the Mageneau Wall to protect them from invasion from Germany, however this defensive maneuver was quickly over run by the superior Nazi army. So history can be learned.

The USA has justifiably used its offense and at no point, until recently, did we ever use our military to start a conflict. But we have had to finish a few that we did not start.

In Afganistan and Iraq it can be argued that we did not start this round of violence. We had over 20 years of terrorist attacks against our bases and 9/11. 9/11 was the straw that broke the camels back and therefore we are in the mess we are in now.

Answer 3

Americans have also demonstrated a repeated vulnerability to the media manipulating them with fear. Throughout history, America's elite have contrived or grossly exaggerated foes such as Native Americans, Blacks, Communists, Hispanic narco-terrorists, illegal immigrants, terrorists, and street criminals. Manufactured irrational fear has led to compliance, subjugation, and the creation of a host of industries benefiting the "substantial people". Long live the military and prison industrial complexes!

Consider that in 1984, Reagan won with 30% of the popular vote. Of those polled, 4% said they voted for Reagan because "he's a real conservative". This equates to 1% of voters stating they were endorsing conservatism with their vote. America's media proclaimed the election "a powerful mandate for conservatism". Polls showed that in 1984 over 80% of Americans supported increases in social spending and a majority favored cuts in military spending over decreased spending on healthcare. Obviously the Reagan and his administration chose to curry the favor of 20% of the population when they implemented policy.

The United States is the only industrialized nation with no universal health care system. 46 million Americans are uninsured and the WHO recently rated the US healthcare system as number 37 in the world. Chomsky cited numerous opinion polls, including those conducted by NBC-Wall Street Journal and the Pew Research Center. Each poll reflected that over 60% of Americans wanted a universal health care system. Yet the privatized system is too great a benefit to the "substantial people". It is politically "untouchable". A nation as wealthy as the United States that does not provide basic healthcare to all of its people is a failed state.

Deceitful manipulation of public opinion for political gain is a specialty of US government elites. As Congress was cutting $20 billion from the Medicaid program, Tom Delay led the charge (made possible by corporate media) to give Terri Schiavo the "chance we all deserve". Where is the duplicity, you ask? Terri Schiavo was a Medicaid patient.

Answer 4

The Japanese and the Germans thought along the same lines in World War 2. The Japanese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, thinking that it was better to do so before the U.S. can pose a challenge to the Japanese plans of domination in Asia. The Germans made the surprise attack on the Soviet Union, thinking that it was better to do so before the Soviets can build up their defenses and pose a threat to German plans of domination in Eastern Europe.

So with that way of thinking, would you accept that the Japanese and the Germans were correct and justified in taking those actions after all?.

Answer 5

No, most real Americans do not believe that.

Thanks for the 2 points, moron.

Answer 6

Nope. Sorry, but football cliches don't work in the real world.

Attacking others first will only lead to more wars and more hatred.

Answer 7

Peace through superior firepower always!!

Answer 8

um no because we always someone to lower the wall

Answer 9

Sometimes, and in a certain context, but there are limits.

Answer 10

First of all "Real Americans?" To quote The End of The World WTF Mate?

Second. No. Not at all.