That's just silly BB91. Who's going to hate us that doesn't hate us already? Europe? They already despise us as being 'cowboys' etc. The islamic world? We are the great satan to them. Africa and the third world? Haven't you been paying attention to the last 'lets all get together and bash America and maybe guilt them into more foreign aid' conference? What about Asia? Most of asia either fears and hates us or just hates us (but that doesn't stop them from taking our dollars when we offer). South America doesn't really despise us (in some cases) but they do respect us and know that we won't take any lip from them. that's why you never hear anything from them. And if they should decide to turn on us, so what? They have never been able to compete with us on any field. They can't compete now.
Learn this and remember it. The USA is all but alone, beyond Israel, Britain, Canada and Australia (and I'm not sure of any of those last three) We have no allies. This is the best mindset to take. As a nation we can trust no one and can rely on no one.
What we do have is overwhelming cultural, economic and military force to be applied where it does the USA the most good. Right now the most good is crushing islam, one corrupt terrorist supporting country at a time. It's Iraq's turn. They've been screaming about fighting Americans for years, we'd be wrong to deny them their opportunity.
Since we are the world's only hyperpower, why shouldn't we act like it where our interests are concerned?
God Save America (Please)
blowback91 signed up 2002-08-06. This account has been banned
The only semi-legitimate complaint I've heard made against the U.S. is that we have supported dictatorships when it was in our economic interest.
If that complain has merit, you'd expect to find dozens or hundreds of democratic governments in exile -- if not on U.S. soil, then in Sweden or Canada. You'd expect to find large and vocal groups of immigrants criticising the policies of their homeland. But all I see, except for the Cubans, is bunches of whiny groups taking the side of the dictatorships, against the U.S. and its policies.