Why Our Military is So Hated Around the World

Flopping Aces ^ | 12-02-08 | Wordsmith

[Texas Eagle]

Translation: Up yours, Ted Turner.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

What ever happened to the “stars” and ‘famous people” who used to be patriotic? Like Bob Hope, John Wayne, Elvis Presely and even Captain Kangaroo ( the actor was a hero).

[Future Snake Eater]

Only our enemies hate our military. Everyone else is relieved to see us. I know; I’ve seen the looks.

[Old Sarge]

Pingerish

[Thumper1960]

let's face it, if we ever decide to become totally isolationist and pull back from the squalid and festering pus sockets of the world, chaos and tumult never before seen would result.

If the United States were to flip the bird to the world, millions more would die from wars, disease, economic neglect, natural disasters and the like.

We owe the world nothing. Not one penny, not one drop of sweat or blood. We do it because of who and what we are. We are Americans.

[SoldierDad]

Time for Ted Turner’s proctological exam.

[SoldierDad]

Unfortunately, the likes of these great people will not be seen in Hollyweird ever again.

[lilycicero]

A good start would be some of our OWN team liking our TEAM.

[Texas Eagle]

Time for Ted Turner’s proctological exam.

Which is always a delicate procedure given the potential risk of causing brain damage.

But now that I think about it, that would explain a lot.

[SoldierDad]

ROFLOL - made my day.

[politicalmerc]

Those who are being oppressed love us. Those who are our enemies; not so much.

Of course getting your A$$ kicked tends to make you resent the boot.

[Rummyfan]

But I think if we stopped bombing people and sent doctors and scientists and engineers around the world that we'd make a lot more progress

I used to think like this too... back in the seventh grade!

As for Robert Kaplan I highly recommend his books

IMPERIAL GRUNTS

and

HOG PILOTS AND BLUEWATER GRUNTS

Excellent reading on the efforts of the US military around the world.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"...TURNER: No, I wouldn't say largely. But I think if we stopped bombing people and sent doctors and scientists and engineers around the world that we'd make a lot more progress, and we wouldn't have near as much terrorism in the world as we do..."

My employer sends literally thousands of scientists and engineers all over the world, and we are making a lot of progress.

But when we send them to "certain" areas (generally the countries that need them the most), we have to pay literally millions of dollars for security forces to keep terrorists from killing them. Not Christian terrorists, not Buddhist terrorists, not Jewish terrorists, not Hindu terrorists, and not even Animist terrorists. Nope, it's Islamic terrorists (and maybe the occasional communist). Go figure.

Ted Turner is living proof that you don't have to be smart to be rich. What does Ted actually do to help?

[hinckley buzzard]

We owe the world nothing. Not one penny, not one drop of sweat or blood. We do it because of who and what we are. We are Americans.

Well put. I will never forget the response to the Boxer Day Tsunami in Indonesia. While UN and EU bureaucrats sat around wringing their hands and gibbering about how they needed to meet to make plans to help, The US went ahead and sent in an aircraft carrier with its rescue aircraft, and saved innumerable lives with its fresh water, food and medical resources. The a-hole ngo's had the nerve to complain.

[Rummyfan]

He had a brain scan last week... they didn’t find anything!

[2111USMC]

I don't care much for Bill O’Reilly. However, I do have to say that he handed Turner his ass in that interview.

Nailed him with the truth. Turner looked like he was medicated or something.

[Chgogal]

Is not Teddy! See below Ted Stupid Truner:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136078/posts

http://serendipity.ruwenzori.net/index.php/2008/09/21/american-troops-in-afghanistan-through-the-eyes-of-a-french-omlt-infantryman

[SandRat]

Proof positive that Turner has never read FRWN.

TURNER: No, I wouldn't say largely. But I think if we stopped bombing people and sent doctors and scientists and engineers around the world that we'd make a lot more progress, and we wouldn't have near as much terrorism in the world as we do. I think bombing just makes people angry, and they want to bomb you back.

[xJones]

A good start would be some of our OWN team liking our TEAM.

And that's the problem. Ever watch any Hollywood WWII movies? Hollywood was solidly united behind the war effort. The left wingers in Hollywood weren't so solid until Hitler attacked the Soviet Union, breaking Hitler's pact with Stalin, but after that hell wasn't hot enough for our enemies.

Later the Soviet Union and Communist China opposed the U.S. by supporting their sponsored communist movements in North Korea and North Viet Nam, and there was no united American front. The left always favored the communist-led movements.