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I agree with you, people have different morals, but do you honestly believe that our actions aren't creating hostility towards us? I mean we blew off the UN, so that right there just makes us plain bullies. We can do whatever we want, whenever we want, without having to answer to anyone. In no way do I endorse the slaughter of innocent civilians, but look at it from an outsider's point of view: The U.S. can attack your country at will, occupy it, take its resources, exploit your people for labor, choose your leaders, men who do not have your interests at heart, but rather those of foreign capitalists, and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Nor can anyone in the world, because the US is in charge. How would you feel? Sure they come in and get rid of an opressive dictator, but when they're gone, they leave a different dictator that does what the US wants. In the US we say, "Sure he's a bastard, but he's one of our bastards." This hasn't happened in Iraq yet, as we are still occupying it, but I expect it will.
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