why do so many conservatives think that having more enemies makes you safer?

Question

and I am not a liberal, I eat meat, I hate PETA, I think gay people need to realize that most straight people don't care about their journey of self-discovery/acceptance and keep quiet, and I think women need to cut this feminist crap and start raising/nurturing our children again before we become extinct. so please answer the question with something besides "shutup liberal scum"

Answer 1

Perhaps when one has no friends, and you think only of yourself, it tailors your thinking.

Answer 2

How are there "more" enemies?

Considering our enemies were increasing in number prior to 9/11 and prior to the War on Terror, can you prove that the current number exceed how many there would have been had we done a "Clinton" (i.e. no meaningful or worthwhile response) after 9/11 ?

The attraction of Islamo-idiots to al Qaeda and Osama grew after each of his attacks on the US went without any response, which was viewed as cowardice and weakness by them. The cut & run from Somalia, the failure to take more significant action after the WTC bombing, the failure to do anything after the Khobar tower bombing, the bombings of the US embassies in Africa or the attack on the USS Cole increased the numbers of people flowing into al Qaeda.

And if you looked at what's happening in the rest of the world, you will find an increase in Muslim violence, from the Philippines, to Thailand, India, Darfur, Lebanon, Chechnya, Europe, etc. That's not because of the USA.

Answer 3

I think you confuse the fact that we have the common sense to not be duped by double talking thugs with the desire to have more enemies.

I would much rather spend my hard earned money on things I want instead of things I feel I need to protect myself and my family in case the crap really hits the fan in this nation. Actually it really ticks me off that I have to do this... I truly wish we could all get along.

But, we can't and we never will so, by recognizing our enemies we are safer. Having the willingness to stand up against them is even better.

Answer 4

This Con needs the form accompanied. The youthful bomber guy is entitled to comprehensive rights below the Constitutional, alongside with Miranda rights. The dude is a criminal immigrant and naturalized US Citizen. no longer some foreign places non-uniformed enemy combatant picked up off the line in Afghanistan.

Answer 5

It's not a question of having more enemies. It's a matter of identifying them. And what better way to see who's on our side and who's not than by begining the process of eliminating the enemy?

Answer 6

First of all, what makes you think we like to have more enemies than not, in the first place?

You are seriously misguided - not to mention ignorant and very immature when it comes to politics.

Why can't you be civilized and have a serious debate instead of throwing out daggers?

Answer 7

It is prudent to recognize and defend against your enemies if you want to maintain a modicum of safety. Conservatives may err on the side of recognizing as enemies those who are merely uncooperative, while liberals may make the opposite error, and fail to count as enemies those who seek to do them harm. The former 'has more enemies' and the latter is in quite an unsafe position.

Niether is very prudent, though - a combination of realistic caution/preparedness /and/ diplomacy is more sensible. And, outside of the arena of partizan politics, that actually what most of our leaders have tended towards doing, even as they advocated escalation or apeasement to differentiate themselves from thier political rivals.

Answer 8

I don't feel that way. I would just rather be fighting the enemy over there than to be fighting them over here. If it makes it that much harder and takes that much longer for them to figure out how to strike on US soil again, then I am all for it. I also take history into account and would like to see it not repeat itself again. If you don't know what I'm taking about, then you should do some research.

Answer 9

We don't. We just don't think that pretending a real enemy isn't there makes us safer either.

Seriously, the notion that by doing something about one enemy we "create" another is similar to the notion that by arresting, trying and imprisoning one criminal we create more criminals.

Answer 10

So, what? You think we should give in to those countries so they will like us more? Is it a "popularity contest?" We need to do what we need to do to protect our country and let those fanatics know that we aren't going to sit by and allow them to walk all over us simply because they don't like us. We need to stand up for ourselves and fight back much like my parents' generation did in WWII.

When one of our military bases (Pearl Harbor) was attacked and had far fewer casualties then the civilians that died in 9/11, they didn't bow to either the Imperial Japanese or the Nazis because they were afraid they wouldn't be liked. News bulletin...they attack us because they already don't like us!

When two of our civilian work places, along with the Pentagon and another plane load of civilians were murdered, people like you want to cave in to our enemies, cower in the corner and plead "Don't hurt me again!" Chamberlain tried that with Hitler and it didn't work then, either. But our enemies will hurt us again unless we show them that we are strong enough and angry enough not to allow it to happen again.

Answer 11

It isn't how many Enemies you have. It is how afraid of US they are. So long as we can turn them into a Nuclear Wast Land, and they know that we will do it, we are much safer !