[Phantom Lord]

Bush’s lies have ... caused 1 billion Muslims to hate America

Aside from the fact that they have hated us for generations, I don't recall a campaign during WWII to try and get the Germans to like us or respect us. This war should be no different.

[longtermmemmory]

There WAS a campaign to get germans to "like us", it was lead by Nevil Chamberlin.

[SusaninOhio]

Excellent point.

[solitas]

Aside from the fact that they have hated us for generations, I don't recall a campaign during WWII to try and get the Germans to like us or respect us. This war should be no different.

Neither did we bend over backwards to let them come and go, and associate and assemble, freely within our borders; unlike today. And neither did we let them enter through other countries; unlike today.

http://www.foitimes.com/internment/gasummary.htm
http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/intern.htm

[r9etb]

I don't recall a campaign during WWII to try and get the Germans to like us or respect us. This war should be no different.

You're wrong, on two levels.

First, the Marshall Plan was precisely about getting them to like us, in the sense that rebuilding their countries and gaining their trust was a better solution to ensuring a lasting peace, than was the "tribute and humiliation" approach that characterized the post-WWI settlement.

Second, we're not at war with 1 billion Muslims, and never will be, unless stupid people on our side decide to make them all enemies, rather than turning them against the relative handful of salamikazes with whom we are at war.

[zip]

Great point. thx

[blam]

" I don't recall a campaign during WWII to try and get the Germans to like us or respect us. This war should be no different."

I agree, 100%!