why do pepole blame the u.s for trying to take over the world??

Question

unlike the European countries it didn't have colonies,
after WW2 in which the u.s lost millions of soldiers in Europe
to help free it ,even though Germany never officially declared war on the U.S
it was the only country with nukes ,Europe and Asia
were pretty much ruined - it could have easily taken over the world ,and didn't.
Korea and Vietnam were fought against the communist not in order to concore those countries
after 9/11 the u.s attacked 1st the country that was the base of al qaida- what is illegitimate about that??
Iraq -maybe more questionable but not illegitimate ,the Iraqis were a threat on the U.S.
the killing now are not done by Americans.

Zach D's

3rd) In Korea, after the North Koreans we're fought back past the border, America forces persisted in an attempt to unify all of Korea under a capitalist force. In other words, to _conquer_ (learn to spell) the country.

whats exactly wrong with that ???
north Korea is a horrible country ,millions are starving ,they even have gas chambers !!!!!
south Korea is one of the best countries in the world to live in.
(it is quit socialist by the way - one of the lowest gaps in the world between the rich and poor)
i guess you are a supporter of Kim Yong-il

4th)"The very idea of calling Iraqis dangerous to America is ludicrous."

are you joking????????
Iraq was not a threat on the U,S or other western countries????
your probably are a Muslim, or a Muslim lover.
well reality is Islam is a murderous religion ,if it wasn't for Islam there might be for the 1st time ever world peace .
Iraq attacked in the past allies of the U.S ,trained and supported ,and finance

terrorists.
and tried to develop nuclear and biological weapons.
in any case Iran should have the priority -but Iraqis were dangerous
and anyone that isnt a Muslim or a Muslim lover would agree.
the size of the treat can be argued.

Sarah Turk's
"well your defending that country why?" - im not defending that country - im defending its forighn policy."so the guy/ girl is a muslim so what. cant a person defend their religion?"
well ...not to me - islam is a religion created by a murder/child molster/ rapist.
i read some of thier "holy books" - there are no two way to look at them they preach murder for non muslims.
i grew up in the midle east and witnsened the horrible way they treat thier own children,gays ,and women.

palezz the only thing america is trying to do is take over the bloody world. and who the hell can argue with that.
i can - i just did - how is the u.s trying to take over the world???

"seriously go get ure facts right and use ure own brain instead of listening what the media has to say about muslims?"
you need to get your facts right and stop listing to the media - the main stream media preaches that islam a religion of peace
and that there just a few extrimist - ya right - the vast

the vast mijority of muslims support terror every single public opnion poll shows that
,and they support the horrible treatment of their own women ,gays and children-otherwise they would change it.

Answer 1

This is such a mind-numbingly incoherent rant that I hesitated even wasting my time responding to it, since it is clear that you do not let facts get in the way of your opinions. However, I felt compelled to answer anyway, if for no other reason than to correct the factual errors, but also to inject some reasoned analysis into those areas that are more a matter of opinion.

Let's go line by line, shall we? To say the the US did not have colonies is to misunderstand the nature of colonies. The Philippines, Hawaii (before it became a state), Guam, Puerto Rico -- all of these places were colonies in all but name.

Next line: the US did not lose "millions of soldiers in Europe." Total US servicmen killed in all theaters of the war amounted to about 450,000. That is no small number, but hardly millions.

Germany did in fact declare war on the US. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the US declared war on Japan on December 8. Three days later, on December 11, Hitler declared war on the US.

It is true that, in 1945, the US was the only country with The Bomb, but they did not yet have the capability to produce them in large numbers quickly. There is simply no way that a war-weary American public would have gone along with an attempt to take over the world, even if the political leaders had had any desire to do so. And I think the Soviets might have had a word or two to say about any such attempt. Not that the US has ever really had a desire to take over the world, but it was a little more complex than simply good intentions in 1945.

Yes, the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam were not attempts to "concore" those countries. They were attempts to contain what was billed as a monolithic Communist conspiracy to take over the world, preventing the Domino Theory from taking effect. Both the monolithic conspiracy and the Domino Theory turned out to be wrong.

I will not argue with your assertion that attacking Afghanistan in the wake of the 911 attacks was acceptable. One could make the argument that it was not, but that is beyond the scope of this answer.

However, there is simply no way that you can call Iraq a threat to the US. In the first Gulf War, Saddam's forces had been beaten quite handily by a US-led coalition force. By 2003 the Iraqi military was a mere shadow of even its formerly ineffective self. The army was a third the size it had been in 1991, and had been further weakend by twelve years of crushing economic sanctions that had been imposed on the country. Saddam had no air force, and the much-ballyhooed WMDs turned out to have existed only in the fevered imaginations of people like Dick Cheney. Iraq was, by 2003, not even considered much of a threat by its neighbors. It certainly was not a threat to the most powerful country in the history of the world.

Finally, although the number of Iraqis killed by other Iraqis has risen over the last four years in realtion to those killed by Americans, the US is still doing its share.

By the way, I am an American myself. While I do not "blame America first" for everything, and certainly recognize that the US has done a lot of good things in the world, that does not absolve this country of those things it has done wrong. Not acknowledging when one has been wrong is a sure recipe for repeating the error.

Answer 2

Are you serious?

1st) Comparing things America did in the past does not justify it's actions now. Especially things that happened more than 60 years ago, Bush's retarded decisions can't be justified by FDR's brilliant ones.

2nd) On the topic of US getting involved with Germany, two words: Pearl Harbor. If you know anything about your history you'd realize that Japan was allied with Germany, and Germany was posing a threat to the American allies so it had to be eliminated first.

3rd) In Korea, after the North Koreans we're fought back past the border, America forces persisted in an attempt to unify all of Korea under a capitalist force. In other words, to _conquer_ (learn to spell) the country.

4th) Iraq was absolutely illegitimate. Saddam was not a threat to anyone but his own people, and it's not the US army's job to incite revolutions for other nations people. The very idea of calling Iraqis dangerous to America is ludicrous.

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What's wrong with that? Kim Jong Il should be over thrown by his own people, not an invading force. Also, whether or not it's justified does not relate, the point is, America tried to conquer Korea to create a capitalist country.

No, Iraq was not a threat to the USA. You didn't back up your claims with any reason or evidence. They had _NO_ WMD's.

No, I'm not a "muslim-lover," I'm actually irreligiously Jewish. I pretty much hate religion of all kinds, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

No, the majority of Muslims don't support terror, and Muhammad was _not_ a child-molesting rapist. That is extremely offensive. Also, you've clearly not read a single word from the Koran or any Islamic holy text. If you had, you'd realize that Islam and Christianity are nearly identical. Jesus Christ is the most quoted prophet in entire Koran.

"I don't see the difference in between the wrong and the wrong.
A soldier shooting at little muslim kids and their moms
Is just as bad as a desperate mother-f*cker strapped to a bomb."

-- Immortal Technique.

Answer 3

well your defending that country why? so the guy/ girl is a muslim so what. cant a person defend their religion? palezz the only thing america is trying to do is take over the bloody world. and who the hell can argue with that.
seriously go get ure facts right and use ure own brain instead of listening what the media has to say about muslims?

Answer 4

Perhaps many countries like to have an external enemy to blame in order to take attention away from their own internal failures or problems.

That said, very few are claiming that America wants to take over as a colonist or conquering Roman type state. They say they are taking the world over economically and movies and sitcoms through to MacDonalds is eroding their culture. LOL, last month I saw an interview with Colombian Guerrillas saying if America comes here her soldiers will be thrashed and face another Vietnam! At his table - Coca Cola! Similarily a day or two later some Hamas were howling, death the the infidel America! Allah ahkbar. An at his side - you guessed it - Coca Cola!

Regards,

Michael Kelly

Answer 5

point of correction;islam has one holy book;the Quran the rest of the teachings come from hadith(traditions or way of life of the prophet) which is practicaly the same as all prophets.and maybe u should read the part in the Quran that teaches against murder and parts that teach about kindness to humanity,morality,decency etc

Answer 6

try reading the UN mandate 'Laws of land warfare' although Afghanistan was legitimate in my opinion both there and Iraq were illegal under that UN charter which was fully ratified and partly concieved by the US of their own free will (and by the way its 'not legitimate ' not 'illigitimate' which means they were born out of wedlock)

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i have to add it was also ratified by the UK so they are equally to blame

Answer 7

It is the hip thing to do. They use to complain that we are isolationists. We don't want to take over the world. In fact, we are willing to allow others to take over our country.

Answer 8

It's an easy target, especially for the uneducated. Most people know better.

Answer 9

Because they are jealous of our Freedom.And plus we have our nose somewhere it should not be.

Answer 10

Because of their technological advancement and pride of it.