I'm grateful that America is running the world instead of China, India, or Russia..
Having said that, America must look to its own interests first, instead of the interests of the rest of the world, and so, it is only logical that it is going to act against the interests of various countries around the world.. by installing puppet governments, invading, & sticking their nose where it doesn't belong, amongst other things, all of which is common knowledge, if you've studied any history at all.
I don't think people would hate the U.S. as much if it was a bit more honest about its foreign policy.
Instead of: "Spreading freedom around the world", how about "looking out for our own interests, most of the time".
With a lot more honesty and a little bit more good intent, the next invasion might get a bit more international support.
There is also the fact that America tends to leave one mess after another around the world, which is why it's often equated to previous powers that tried (or succeeded) to have some sort of world hegemony.. Soviet, British, French, German. You guys claim to be better that that.
You have good official intentions.. ie. "Spreading freedom and democracy"
but are in the end judged by your actions. ie. supporting coups and causing trouble
EDIT: I just re-read my post and it sounds a bit anti-American. Let me clarify that I would heavily criticize
any country that had world hegemony of some sort.. be it the U.S., China, Russia, Norway, or Sealand. The U.S. would be pretty high up the list of countries (or groups of countries) that I would want to be in the charge of the world. If somebody
has to be in charge of the world, the U.S. is a pretty good pick!
It's not that you guys are worse than the previous groups of guys who ran the world..
it's just that you're not as good as you claim you are.. you obviously have your own interests to look after.. would be nice if that was admitted from time to time
I would actually be delighted if right before the 2nd Gulf War the U.S. president went on TV and said: "Listen, we don't like this guy, we haven't liked him for a while, we'll have to take him out at one point or another.. before he develops nuclear weapons would be better! there's also oil there so that might help our economy and alleviate our energy needs... and as a side benefit we will attempt to turn Iraq into a democracy and use it as a temporary base to fight the war on terrorism. Thank you and God Bless America"
You're in the spotlight, so deal with the criticism.
A lot of it is misguided but has roots in legitimate questions
