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Originally Posted by KMA-628
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The vintage WMD's were all over the news here in the states.
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Ok, I did not know about that. Have a link with any info about that? (I'm not saying you're wrong, I just want to see it for myself)
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Originally Posted by KMA-628
How old are you? I specifically remember years and years of public displays of American hatred. Does the name Reagan ring a bell? Your age has a lot to do with this argument, because this is not a new problem for us. Most of us have been dealing with it for decades.
If we were so liked, then what was up with all of the attacks against us in the 90's? Why were the Marines massacred in Beirut? What about the hostages during Carter? Vietnam?
This is not new, but I suspect, it is new to you.
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I think you misunderstand me. I'm not saying the US has been loved by everyone, I'm just saying that the hatred has not been as strong before as it is now. Also yes, during Reagan years the US was disliked in many places, but it was still respected. People didn't mock or laugh at it as it is today. I myself like the US. It's a country with flaws but so has any country.
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Originally Posted by KMA-628
Call me elitist, but I don't give a squirt what another country thinks of us. I hear all of the whining and complaining, then I look at the money/industry/military assistance/training/importing/exporting/etc. that they receive from the US.
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And to some extent I agree with you, your own country should be the highest priority, absolutely, but it's not a good idea to alienate the rest of the world, which is what has happened.
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Originally Posted by KMA-628
Every country that is bitching and griping about our President being the devil would also be the first ones knocking on our door for help from the same man that they call the devil.
And guess what?
We would help them. Regardless of the bile that spews from their mouths.
Now, who is the better country?
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I'm not saying any country is better than any other, I hope my post didn't come out like that. The US has helped a lot of countries in the past, and for that they should be grateful. They also have stuck their nose where it does not belong sometimes, we have to remember that too.
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We don't talk the talk, but we will walk the walk. We have proven it time and time again. And when help is needed, where do you go? To the country that talks or the country that backs up their words?
/I apologize in advance for the rant--this topic really grates on me.
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I understand that, and I hope you don't think I'm some kind of US hater, I'm definatly not. I just really dislike some of the desiscions Bush has made, and I have nothing against the people of the US themselves.