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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Mephisto,
I had to defend America and american lifestyle when I was living in Singapore in 89. Lots of the countries in SE Asia already hated the Americans. I distinctly recall PM Lee Quan Yew saying that he was going to take American assistance and corporations for now and then when the Americans turn their backs they won't know what hit them. There are plenty of free trade agreements and American companies with major offices and factories in that area.
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Well, the original poster referred to Europe, but this doesn't change anything. I can distinctly remember US President Reagan saying "the bombing starts in 10 minutes" (off microphone, but picked up none the less), but that doesn't mean many people actually believed him. There is also the issue of playing to your domestic audience. Singapore could not exist without the US, so comments like that are just plain hot air.
My point is that it is an
undeniable fact that America's reputation has suffered greatly due to Bush's policies. Not even Neocons can argue against that. They may say they don't care, or try to fool the foolish into believing "the world is a safer place now" (HAH!!), but every sound minded person knows that America is no longer the country at which the majority of the world look with admiration.
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Most of the world has a love/hate relationship with the US, they love to hate us.
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That's a vast over-simplification and someone of your intelligence should know that. In fact, I'm just going to assume it was a throw-away "sound bite".
Mr Mephisto