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Originally Posted by aceventura3
The American culture is not being forced on the world, people of the world like it and want it. People like the ability to have freedom of choice and to be able to go as far as their talents will take them. Islamic extremist don't want people in Islamic countries to freely choose their lots in life. They blame the fact that their own people want certain freedoms on the US. That is why they have declared a holy war against this country.
When a guy like Saddam wants to and has invaded neighboring countries, murders hundreds of thousands of his own people, uses chemical weapons, wants to develop nuclear weapons and would use them, I guess the thinking of the United Nations and most Democrats in this country is to do nothing.  If you leave him alone, he won't bother the US? |
First of all, my view of Saddam is pretty close to this. I would hazard a guess there isn't a person that posts on this board that thinks Saddam was a warm and cuddly leader of Iraq.
Secondly, your last sentence isn't what the poster you are responding to AT ALL. His point is a different one. I doubt it will do much good, but here is what I think he is getting at:
If we want the Iraqi people to support us (and quit shooting us!), it would be helpful to see the world they way THEY see the world. That doesn't mean changing the way you see the world. It means having a bit of empathy. Seeing the world the way they do doesn't make you weak, it doesn't make you wrong, it doesn't make them right, it's just empathy.
When you have empathy with someone, or some group, they tend to know that - and that makes communication and everything else easier. Think of the last time you fought with your girlfriend/wife. Take an absolutely hard line the next time you know you are right and she is wrong. Good luck.
I know full well that some will read this and somehow think I'm saying something I'm not. Oh well. Not the time and place for subtleties and shades of grey I guess. We're at war, after all...