American Citizens can i ask you a question?

Question

First of all i want to keep this friendly!!! No Nastiness now! I know how people can get with questions like this ;)

I really would like to know genuine feelings from American Citizens, the world can have their say too but its a question mainly for the USA.

How do you personally feel about your foreign policy? And how has the stripping of liberties made you feel?

Whoa a lot of mixed feelings here, to be expected of course, i must say that you have all behaved bar one person who i wont even dignify with naming.

Keep it up!

When referring to the 'stripping of liberties' i do mean the Patriot Act. I know im an outsider but i am interested in how people feel in the USA. and to responf to one ignorant poster it is in our interest to ask questions like these. Plain and simple, your foreign policy affects us too whether good or bad, i told you before this is a friendly Q & A.

ok let me get one thing straight, this is not about my country but about the American Country and the opinions of its inhabitants, i dont wanna hear about my history because i know it.

Its pointless bringing it up, please address the proper question and refrain from attacking Britain.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I don't feel that my liberties have been stripped. And frankly, I don't care who listens in on my phone conversations.

I think our foreign policy is imperfect as it was created and implemented by imperfect human beings. There is no government on the planet who has all the answers, and there is no place on earth that is totally safe.

Suffice it to say, I've lived and traveled all over the world, and the two things I can say for sure is this: GOD BLESS AMERICA, and there's an awful lot of non-Americans trying to immigrate here just so they can say the very same thing.

Answer 2

I am not sure about our foreign policy. While I question some of the decisions, (i.e. Iraq), and think we could have spent our money and resources much more wisely, I also what would happen if America did not take the lead on some of these issues. The previous administration was for "regime change" in Iraq, but it annoyed me that this was merely lip service. Throw a few million at dissent groups that have no chance of making change on their own. I would have no problem with the statement, "Iraq presently poses no threat to the region, so we are not concerned with their actions".

As for the stripping of my liberties, I seriously question this statement. Exactly what liberties have I lost? My life is pretty much the same as it was pre-Patriot Act.

Answer 3

Hi, I am an American citizen and I would like to tell you that I personally despise what has become of our country. Our foreign policy is a farce. The "decider" is one of the MOST dangerous "human beings" ever to walk this earth. The "shrub" would have made hitler and stalin envious. As for the stripping away of our "liberties". you can't take what you don't have. How has the the explosion of surveillance cameras made you feel? I hear that one cannot walk around London without being photographed several hundred times a day?!?! That is horrifying! We are no longer a democracy(if, indeed, we ever were!) I fear the backlash that is certain to come upon us as a result of this subhuman's actions in the middle east. The "patriot act" is a subhuman piece of s-t. We are getting ready to "celebrate" july 4! I refuse, because we are not free. but then, neither are you.

Answer 4

I am saddened by the irresoluteness demonstrated by other nations. Just as your Margaret Thatcher chided former President H.W. Bush to "not go all wobbly on us", Americans would like to ask the world where their backbone is.

Because UN Security Council representatives from countries like France and Russia were getting paid under table by Saddam Hussein (The Oil For Food Scandal), they voted "no" against military intervention in Iraq even though each of these these countries had called for such use of force in the SEVENTEEN harshly-worded resolutions against Iraq. Can you imagine the patience the U.S. demonstrated in this matter? We waited a decade before taking action.

How about the war on terror? As an Englishmen, you should be acutely aware of the huge problems caused by the burgeoning Muslim population in your country that, not only does not want to assimilate, but brazenly demands that England change to suit their preferences. Look at the chilling first link below. Do you really want these people in your country?

President Bush is like President Reagan in the sense that they both had a very clear vision, and spoke plainly. Reagan said, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall". Read what our President Bush says below. Do you really think he should be mocked for it?

"A coalition partner must do more than just express sympathy, a coalition partner must perform. That means different things for different nations. Some nations don't want to contribute troops and we understand that. Other nations can contribute intelligence-sharing. ... But all nations, if they want to fight terror, must do something. Over time it's going to be important for nations to know they will be held accountable for inactivity. You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror."

Did I miss something? Is it somehow unacceptable in the modern, Politically Correct (PC) world not to take a firm stand and state things clearly? This is not some game we are playing. There are Islama Fascists who want to destroy the West. My only question is whether they will accomplish this more through terrorism or through mass immigration.

Our foreign policy is just fine. We have liberated two countries from tyranny and now they can proudly stand among the democracies of the world.

Our liberties have not been stripped. The Patriot Act has, to my knowledge, never harmed one innocent U.S. citizen. On Fox New, political analyst Bill O'Reilly has offered to air the story of any person who was injured by the Patiot Act. So far, there has been nothing to report.

Answer 5

I don't believe our past foreign policy made us deserve death and destruction. I support our current foreign policy that takes the offensive against the backward hatefilled reality of radical Islam. "Stripping of Liberties.." -- I think you've been watching too much BBC. 'Dances with meatloaf' summed it up well.

:::Your foreign policy effects us as well just as Sweden's foreign policy effects the world. Welcome to reality, youngster. It's doesn't give you any entitlement. It's just how the world works since we're all on the same planet. You have to be careful what talking points you pick up from others. Some make no sense whatsoever and make you sound stupid.

Answer 6

I personally have experienced NO stripping of liberties!

Foreign policy is very confusing. I feel we need to be very strong with the terrorist. I'm afraid we haven't been tough enough in Iraq. You just can't play a war with PC rules!

But Bush has obviously made many mistakes in foriegn affairs. He completely miscalculated what the "after-war" would be like in Iraq. We defeated the Iraqi army easily, but the insurgents & terrorists have been far more difficult than expected. There were many who greated us a heroes as Bush predicted, but there were many more who view us as nothing more than occupiers. These people were underestimated.

It's a MESS! But we can't cut & run now because everything will become even more of a mess if we do!

Answer 7

I do not like our foreign policy, particularly the direction it has taken under the Bush Administration. I think that it is guided by money and private interests. We seems to support any foreign government who support our economic interests and to hell with the needs of the people who have to live under that government (Saudi Arabis for example). I also believe it is increasingly imperialistic. I hear the current Administration and that dunce Karen Hughes talking about exporting out culture and I think that is part of the problem. This administration and frankly, a lot of Americans, think that our ways are the only ways, as if nobody else ever had a good idea. Maybe other cultures don't want to replicate our economy or a lot of the unattractive byproducts of our consumer culture. As far as civil liberties are concerned, I don't feel this administration has any respect for the constitution or personal privacy ( except when it effects Dick Cheney of course).

Answer 8

Foreign policy: We chose the wrong targets to go after post-Afghanistan. If Iraq (where most of the militants fighting our troops are from Iran and Saudi Arabia) has taught us anything, it's that we should have gone after it's two neighbors. Iran is actually doing what we accused Saddam of (actively seeking WMD's), and most terror funds still pour out of the Saud state.

The 'stripping of civil liberties' thing is a load of BS that only foreigners and conspiracy theorists buy into. The most the average American has been inconvenienced is longer lines at the airports and maybe removing their shoes. No one is listening to your pizza order over the phone people. The CIA has better things to do.

Answer 9

Proud US citizen here, terrorists took down two of our buildings and we took down two of their countries, I think that is a fare trade. If Muslims want us out of the middle east they should leave us alone.

My only regret is that Bush has fought Iraq like a police action. We should be flying sorties into Iran and Siria to stop them supplying weapons and training for insurgents. And when a mosque is housing terrorists and weapons we should not hesitate to flatten the mosque. Our military is not good at nation building we should only use them for nation destroying.

As for loosing liberties, if I am making phone calls to foriegn countries to plan a terrorist attack I should have my phone tapped, the gov would not be doing their job if they didnt.

but on the otherhand frisking little old ladies at the airport is rediculus profiling is a valuable and necessary tool for fighting terror.

Answer 10

I feel most of our action were right But action was called for and that is what happened.I personal feel Mr. Bush has self controlled over and over again he meet with world leaders and at the same these 'leaders' were 'bad mouthing' him at every turn he has said nothing about it! No nation can stand up to the U.S and yet we seek their support I have no idea why! Civil liberties I see nothing that concerns me! But I know this many feel different to many nations in the world and it's not a good feeling.