Wow, what a lively discussion!
I got so many leads for answering here...
Sorry for the long post.
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Originally posted by crewsor
Three words to those who would like to see U.S. clobbered. " Bring it on". 
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Be very careful what you wish for....
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Originally posted by sixate
It's good to know at least one other American still loves it here. Now, I just wish all the America haters would get the hell out of my country and go find bliss elsewhere!! 
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I think you're over-reacting here... Forcing the US a little step down on the world superpower list is not, I repeat: NOT the same as hating the US.
I personally like the country and the americans in general as well. It's just that some US-leaders create the whole US-image that the rest of the world has by messing in a lot of foreign affairs in not always constructive ways. And at least some americans have the insight and the guts to see that.
I'm no American, but I don't see any american voting US in this poll as strictly un-american or (heaven forbid) unpatriotic.
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Originally posted by reconmike
For all the people looking for this country to get clobbered, I hope you will be donning uniforms.
When you land in Jersey, if you are lucky enough to see a muzzle flash, that means I was just alittle off, you wont see the second one.
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You're pushing a point here... What if your so precious President, threatened my country with an invasion? What'd you think I would do?
I'm no soldier, have no easy access to guns, but as soon as some US soldier appears here on 'non-friendly' terms
(contrary to what they have been here for, for a very long time) I will do everything in my power to kick his ass back out! It might not be much, I probably would get killed or the soldiers capture me while laughing at my feeble attempts. I do not hide my personal military inferiority, but I will stand for the sovereignety(sp?) of my country.
I will not invade any other country (regardless of me voting 'US' here) but I do frown upon any country threatening mine, thus ensuring my vote.
(note we're talking about a so-called european US-ally here not some 'axis-of-evil' state.)
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Originally posted by MuadDib
The reason I didn't use the word "conquer" and substituted it with "clobber" is because I didn't want to imply a total destruction of any of the nations, rather I was intending it to mean a series military defeat. Though I highly doubt any reasoning person wants American (or any other nationalities) soldiers to die in combat, I do think that important lessons are taught in the defeat of nations militaries. .........
I only hope it doesn't take the death of thousands of good boys and girls for us to learn it.
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My thoughts exactly...