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07 Dec 2007 Fri 02:42 pm |
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Evil USA sure tries...But,
1. People know better now,
2, There is also a good USA
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 04:44 pm |
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Quoting AlphaF: Evil USA sure tries...But,
1. People know better now,
2, There is also a good USA |
Alpha...we are ALL BED, VERY BED!! Just ask Femme...she will confirm it.
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 07:59 pm |
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Quoting excalibur89: thehandsome
You say if the the russians invaded it would be "your problem", you are missing the point. The U.S. doesnt want it to be your problem.We dont mind taking on the responsibility to see that countries do not get overtaken by conquering governments. We have not invaded and taken control of lands. We have not and will not do what the ottoman empire,persian empire,roman empire and the british empire's have done in past history. Your obvious dislike for the U.S. is blurring your judgement. Ataturk embraced the west and so should you. |
Come on! This is ridiculous! What would you say/do if I went to your house, changed everything around so that things are done the right way and established a "base" there to keep an eye on you so that you do things the way I think is right for you! You can't possibly think that the US is the mother Theresa of the world and wants to protect everybody from evil. If the US was so sensitive to people's suffering, they wouldn't allow millions of people to be without homes or healthcare in their own country - for a start. First of all, mind your own business as you would want others to mind theirs! Second of all, open your eyes and cut this naive story.
The US was fighting the Soviets because they didn't want Soviets to take over the world, they wanted themselves to be the dominant power. It is obvious that communism is evil and a total failure, but that wouldn't stop them from invading other countries as military is the one thing that communism does have. So it's surely a great thing that the US stopped the spread of communism. However, don't tell me that they did it for the love of Korea or Turkey.  On top of that, some of the tactics they used, like radicalizing muslims are backfiring now and are somewhat shady!
Apart from fighting Soviets, the US does things around the world in order to gain access to resources, that is really a no-brainer. Every other nation under the sun wants to do the exact same thing. We have good examples from the past what happened when the Turks had power, or the British, or (god curse) the Germans. What did they do? Invade other countries to exploit their resources!!!!!!! What I find most hypocritical in the criticism of the US is that those same Turkish people are proud of Ottomans and exploit whoever is weaker whenever they can! Same with Europe - the Brits supported their government's colonialism when they used to be a superpower, but they hate the US for doing what they had supported when it was them...
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 08:28 pm |
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Ataturk did not embrace WEST, he embraced civilisation: There is a difference.
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 08:35 pm |
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 08:38 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting excalibur89: thehandsome
You say if the the russians invaded it would be "your problem", you are missing the point. The U.S. doesnt want it to be your problem.We dont mind taking on the responsibility to see that countries do not get overtaken by conquering governments. We have not invaded and taken control of lands. We have not and will not do what the ottoman empire,persian empire,roman empire and the british empire's have done in past history. Your obvious dislike for the U.S. is blurring your judgement. Ataturk embraced the west and so should you. |
Come on! This is ridiculous! What would you say/do if I went to your house, changed everything around so that things are done the right way and established a "base" there to keep an eye on you so that you do things the way I think is right for you! You can't possibly think that the US is the mother Theresa of the world and wants to protect everybody from evil. If the US was so sensitive to people's suffering, they wouldn't allow millions of people to be without homes or healthcare in their own country - for a start. First of all, mind your own business as you would want others to mind theirs! Second of all, open your eyes and cut this naive story.
The US was fighting the Soviets because they didn't want Soviets to take over the world, they wanted themselves to be the dominant power. It is obvious that communism is evil and a total failure, but that wouldn't stop them from invading other countries as military is the one thing that communism does have. So it's surely a great thing that the US stopped the spread of communism. However, don't tell me that they did it for the love of Korea or Turkey. On top of that, some of the tactics they used, like radicalizing muslims are backfiring now and are somewhat shady!
Apart from fighting Soviets, the US does things around the world in order to gain access to resources, that is really a no-brainer. Every other nation under the sun wants to do the exact same thing. We have good examples from the past what happened when the Turks had power, or the British, or (god curse) the Germans. What did they do? Invade other countries to exploit their resources!!!!!!! What I find most hypocritical in the criticism of the US is that those same Turkish people are proud of Ottomans and exploit whoever is weaker whenever they can! Same with Europe - the Brits supported their government's colonialism when they used to be a superpower, but they hate the US for doing what they had supported when it was them... |
 
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 08:54 pm |
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Quoting excalibur89: you really must stop getting your information from al jazeera. |
You might try expanding your reading to include sources like:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.spiegel.de/international/
http://www.haaretz.com/
http://www.iht.com/
http://www.atimes.com/
http://www.csmonitor.com/
and yes....
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/55ABE840-AC30-41D2-BDC9-06BBE2A36665.htm
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/index.htm
This is just a start...you will find many here read material from a variety of resources in order to form our own opinions.
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 09:14 pm |
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 09:25 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: Alameda is right, expand your mind, read The Guardian, The Independent, and liberal newspaper Ha'retz often very critical of Isreal, DER SPIEGEL, Washington Post, Frankfurter Allgemeine, DIE ZEIT, DIE WELT, forget the Wall Stree Journal (very biased when it comes to Muslim topics) |
Some of these newspapers are very very liberal. I would not concider reading anything generated by news media as expanding your mind.
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07 Dec 2007 Fri 09:27 pm |
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08 Dec 2007 Sat 05:44 am |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting excalibur89: thehandsome
You say if the the russians invaded it would be "your problem", you are missing the point. The U.S. doesnt want it to be your problem.We dont mind taking on the responsibility to see that countries do not get overtaken by conquering governments. We have not invaded and taken control of lands. We have not and will not do what the ottoman empire,persian empire,roman empire and the british empire's have done in past history. Your obvious dislike for the U.S. is blurring your judgement. Ataturk embraced the west and so should you. |
Come on! This is ridiculous! What would you say/do if I went to your house, changed everything around so that things are done the right way and established a "base" there to keep an eye on you so that you do things the way I think is right for you! You can't possibly think that the US is the mother Theresa of the world and wants to protect everybody from evil. If the US was so sensitive to people's suffering, they wouldn't allow millions of people to be without homes or healthcare in their own country - for a start. First of all, mind your own business as you would want others to mind theirs! Second of all, open your eyes and cut this naive story.
The US was fighting the Soviets because they didn't want Soviets to take over the world, they wanted themselves to be the dominant power. It is obvious that communism is evil and a total failure, but that wouldn't stop them from invading other countries as military is the one thing that communism does have. So it's surely a great thing that the US stopped the spread of communism. However, don't tell me that they did it for the love of Korea or Turkey. On top of that, some of the tactics they used, like radicalizing muslims are backfiring now and are somewhat shady!
Apart from fighting Soviets, the US does things around the world in order to gain access to resources, that is really a no-brainer. Every other nation under the sun wants to do the exact same thing. We have good examples from the past what happened when the Turks had power, or the British, or (god curse) the Germans. What did they do? Invade other countries to exploit their resources!!!!!!! What I find most hypocritical in the criticism of the US is that those same Turkish people are proud of Ottomans and exploit whoever is weaker whenever they can! Same with Europe - the Brits supported their government's colonialism when they used to be a superpower, but they hate the US for doing what they had supported when it was them... |
If you really believe your statements above catwoman, you could say that about anything. Why have order or polices, let's throw moral and ethics out the door. Who is anyone to tell us how to live and keep our households. Why protest against men who are abusive to their wifes.. It's not our business. Tell me when it's right to interfere or not with other countries? When they need aid, trade but not diplomacy...Maybe when it has an impact on us...well of course that is pretty logical.
I just wonder if it wasn't for President Reagan, just how the Germans would be living now a days. The U.S. has done many positive things and I believe they out way the negative. When having to make difficult decisions at any level also comes the consequences of public outcry and disagreement. It's no popularity contest with the U.S. and yet we suffer and accept the consequences that come with it.
One thing I do agree with you is the hypocrisy of other countries who have invaded other countries for their personal gain, but have selective memory of their past.
Mother Theresa has a nice tune...
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