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Originally posted by Dragonlich
Look, james... there's a subtle difference between nazi germany trying to occupy, enslave and subjugate the entire world, and the US trying to get rid of certain nasty dictators. If you don't see that, there's not much to discuss.
The US is not evil, as much as some people think it is.
(Oh, I'm not from the USA, and I didn't see any discussion of what country to attack next; I saw a discussion of a potential future attack, and what people thought about it. Again, a subtle difference in goal.)
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Well dragon, it depends on your point of view.....
I am sure that in the 1930's, a great many Nazis thought that the last thing they were doing was trying to occupy, enslave, or subjugate. They merely thought that they were protecting their interests. And look what it lead to.
It's all relative to where you stand. I am sure there are a great many people (rightly or wrongly) in the world who perceive the US as an agressive, belligerent, unilateral super power that is out of control.
The threat of the US attacking another country like Syria, or Iran, would seem to me to be a very real possibility at the current time. There does not seem to be any concerted voice of opposition. Any time anyone voices even concern, he or she is labelled as anti-american or a traitor.
Maybe before you guys go beating your chests into another war frenzy you should take a hard look at the realities of war.
warning, not a pretty site
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...567875683.html