What has happened to U.S.?

Me | 10/2/2002 | Me

[UnBlinkingEye]

What has happened to our image as a beacon of freedom, opportunity and the right way to live?

Much of the world fears or hates us. We have a proclaimed policy of attacking any country whose policies or regimes don't follow our dictates.

Why have we become the biggest bully in the world?

[wardaddy]

Nice analogy.

[jwh_Denver]

*Why have we become the biggest bully in the world?

And when did you quit beating your wife?

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I didn't compare our troops to Japanese or German troops under the Nazis, I made an observation that if they hadn't obeyed their evil leaders WWII would not have happened.

Perhaps you can't comprehend your own meaning. I read that you compare President Bush to Hitler and the Emporor of Japan, and are saying our President is Evil.

Admit it, you are NOT a supporter of President Bush. Sometimes one only needs to read between the lines to understand who a person is. I read you loud and clear.

[UnBlinkingEye]

I am on pins and needles.

I think that's illegal.

[UnBlinkingEye]

Everybody else would not even think messing with us, period. Let me sum up the situation the way I see it; when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor someone had sad...you just awaken a BIG bear.

I think the actual quote said sleeping giant. I don't think any nation would attack us unless they thought that we were about to attack them in a 'pre-emptive strike'.

[Dan from Michigan]

Why? Cause we can that's why?

Two planes flew into our buildings. Now if we did what you wanted and chickened out, it shows that jerks can get their way by doing that. That's called APPEASEMENT.

And I could give a rat's ass what the rest of the world thinks. F'em. I don't live there.

[UnBlinkingEye]

Tell me why the attack on Yugoslavia, a nation fighting Muslim terrorists was justified? Did they attack us? Did they even threaten us? Did you participate?

[UnBlinkingEye]

Now, if you think that we are such a hegemonistic, imperialistic bully, name me, the last country we have conquered!(compared to England,Portugal,Spain,France,Italy,Germany...all those wholier than thou countries trying to paint us as the bad boy). I dare you !

How about Serbia? The proved to be quite a problem for Nazi Germany and their Albanian allies.

[UnBlinkingEye]

I didn't say President Bush is evil, however I think his current stated policies are foolish and will likely lead to more harm than good.

[UnBlinkingEye]

Two planes flew into our buildings. Now if we did what you wanted and chickened out, it shows that jerks can get their way by doing that. That's called APPEASEMENT.

It was three planes Dan. I didn't say we shouldn't retaliate, I said that a policy of pre-emptive strikes is wrong in my opinion and could lead to similar policies by other nations.

[UnBlinkingEye]

Support the Constitution, remember George Washington's Farewell Address, shrink the size and intrusiveness of government, respect your fellow man.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I didn't say President Bush is evil, however I think his current stated policies are foolish and will likely lead to more harm than good.

Couldn't disagree more. We will be in and out of Iraq, have a resolution to this growing danger, and will be better off for his leadership. More secure, and if we are wise, we will never let another President in office who does so much damage as Clinton did. Not to mention the mincemeat Clinton has made of the economy!!

YOu might want to start listening to Sen. Zell Miller, and Sen. Bayh. From what they are saying,.. this "against the President group" isn't as big as some would portray it. Per interviews today.

We thank GOD for this President. He came at just the right time, and none to soon. We shudder to imagine what would have happend under a GORE win. CHAOS, more destruction than we are enduring.

We remember all the scardy cats during Desert Storm. We lost some wonderful brave men and women there, but that time we supported them in every city. Now we are looking more like VietNam, and people are ignoring the lessons of history of all the damage that will happen from this kind of attitude. It seems some are bent on death on the streets in the USA. Because if you don't think this is a very passionate issue, you are very naive. We won't allow our troops to come home to what those returning from Nam did. NEVER!!

[ArneFufkin]

This guy is NOT Russian.

[ArneFufkin]

I have to admit, every time I see your moniker I first think I see " CALLGIRL for Bush." Eight years of Clinton.* LOL

*Wouldn't have made one difference

[OfByForThePeople]

I see bullies differently from you. We are not the world's bully. We are trying to keep the world's bullies from doing what they do to others. Don't you see the difference? If you don't, I feel sorry for you.

Cindye

[ArneFufkin]

I'll refute you in the morning.

" Your check's in the mail."

[ArneFufkin]

Cindye, some people have to see the U.S. as having the same defecit of integrity and goodness that they lack individually.

"I'm greedy, dishonest and gutless ... therefore George W. Bush, our government and America must be the same way."

[ArneFufkin]

Pre-emptive strikes are a fact of history, and it is prudent and wise strategy. Thank God the Israelis took out that Nuclear Reactor in Iraq in the early 80s. The Marxist encroachments in Cuba, Nicaragua, Angola, Panama were all legitimate strategic threats against the United States. Soviet and Chinese ambitions were real. Centuies ago, the world "community" (blech) came together, and we attacked the Barbary Pirates completely and endlessly, not for what they did, but for what they were planning to do in the future. This is like the pirate issue, this is an understanding that a guy who sits back less powerful than you yet arrogantly and ominously says "Whenever you turn away, whatever the time, wherever you are ... I'll sneak up behind you and cut your throat." You don't let that capability stand, you exterminate the future threat that moment. That's what being strong is all about. Security.

You don't seem to be able to discern good from bad. The United States is about freedom and democracy, not conquest and oppression.

At this point, I could care less about the "world". They're all f'd up.