Do you believe that Bin Laden, the Taliban, Al Queda (sp?), or any of those groups should be charged with crimes against humanity? Do you feel we (as Americans) are justified in attacking back against those groups? I'm not attacking you or your argument, I'm just trying to understand your beliefs.
Those organizations are full of people that get manipulated into attacking civilian targets in the west, fighting a
false Jihad. Uneducated people in arab countries are treated with propaganda that western world are the sole cause of all their sufferings (we sure contributed but not as much as they suggest).
Now, a popular opinion in europe is that the Neo-Conservatives in the U.S are equally manipulated into supporting Americas state-terrorism against sovereign nations, Iraq being the most controversial. I'm not sure what Fox and CNN reported prior to Iraq invasion but what we got here was that no evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction was found, no significant army was found etc. The obvious cause for Iraq invasion is control over the oil-flow.
The invasion of Afghanistan seemed to be a obvious revenge against the 9/11 perpetrators, but even if the Talibans are amongs the most disguisting "regimes" ever, they are not Al Qaeda and are interested in little outside of Afghanistan, at least they were. Now, on top of this - America supported the Talibans (I think it was in the eighties) to have them fighting Soviet. So the glorious liberation of Afghanistan was simply a correction of a past sin and that was not even the motive. Again, oil is what drove that war, revenge being a tiny bit. But to be fair, with the assets CIA have today, arranging strikes on Al Qaeda bases rather than invading sovereign nations would be more than possible.
Afganistan, Kazakstan (sp?) and other oil rich countries have been kicked like the ball in a football game between the worlds major powers since the discovery of oil as a fuel. America are not the only ones who have violated international trade laws, installed puppet governements and other covert operations. This is just politics in reality. And this politics is what sowed the seed of that hate against west we can see in those countries today. America is the superpower and therefor the icon of the western world. Also note that countries whom did not support the US invasions have not been targets of their terrorism.
Since the Bush-regime, US military expenses have nearly doubled. It might seem that these wars are stagnating Americas economy but that is only short-term. The industry driving the war gives millions of jobs, the oil speaks for itself - extremely valuable. The Bush regime is just a modern imperialistic regime feeding Americas people reasons to support their wars. I mean come on...Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War (Gulf Syndrome), it's time to learn from history -
war comes with a price and is a last resort when no other solutions are possible
I understand Americas pride, it is a young country that have had a stormy youth and it's people are productive and creative.
However, don't let that pride become arrogance or overconfidence. People of America feel that they have the right to enjoy what they have built up on the continent. Just do not forget that past and atrocities commited or you will only make enemies. Enjoy what you have built without sucking poor countries dry. America is THE western superpower today, make an example instead. Go help struggling democracies instead of kicking those that allready lie down, go repay your debts to South America for instance. It's a global world today, imperialism is so 1900s. I have faith in America because I have met many Americans with a good attitude and respect to the rest of the world.
Now all you people out there go ahead and flame me
And don't get started on the EU, I voted no to Sweden's membership.
On topic: Poland, since we talk about who is the most nationalist on these forums.
