James72
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Why the hate?
That's what many Americans want to believe and in some cases it is true.
But overall, the hate is there because of our perpetuated history of bigotry
in the face the false promise inherent in our Constitution.
Before Bush dragged us into Iraq, Germany and France as well as Iran and Arabia tried to caution him. They all said, "The solution is not a matter of settling old scores." Bush's response was, "Saddam tried to kill my daddy."
Thenceforth, he was merely awaiting an opportunity to go after Iraq. In doing so, he ignored the Clinton administration briefcase of documents detailing Al Qeda plans to strike directly at the USA, and overt caution from an FBI agent who tried to pass on more detailed information about the imminent Al Qeda using of planes as weapons plans.
A secondary objective was to provide a cheap source for our oil addiction. However, the government did not realize the unsuppressible fiery of the insurgent response or the strength of Iranian, Syrian, and even covert Arabian support for resistance to this proxy colonization so the Bush administration cannot colonize Iraq via puppet regime as planned.
Same thing in WWII, we did have pre-intelligence about Japan's intent to attack Pearl Harbor. We had broken their military communication code long before the attack. Instead to warning or positioning our fleet to discourage Japanese aggression what did we do? We left the support and battleships at anchor ordered reduced speed of the aircraft carriers so they were not at their Pearl Harbor berths during the expected attack. Knowing we were protected on both coasts by oceans and that once the out of reach of bomber attacks factories were retooled for war time production, it was only a matter of time before we and our allies ground the enemies into a humilating surrender. The goal? Create a post war economic bonanza for the USA which is what happened. Without competition from war torn Germany, England, and French, the USA enjoyed decades of unparalleled economic success. It's over now as those countries have more than recovered and are joined by the like of Japan, China, and even India in certain areas of merchandise or service compettiton.
Those who don't want to hear the truth about our government's historical behavior can be sure the hate will only grow because failure to listen means the conduct will be perpetuated, thus feeding that hatred. But all is not lost. Some people in government position not only know this but realize we MUST change our behavior and image. Thus the basis for the new House Speaker to visit Syria and others to try to open dialogue with conflict nations such as Iran and North Korea instead of constant confrontation. Hopefully they will have the courage and support to recreate America's image and thus alleviate the hate against our nation. But a blind refusal to accept the truth and act on it will be our eventual doom. One other GREAT nation made this mistake and was ripped to pieces by various means, invading hate filled armies, immigrants who helped those armies and felt no loyalty to their new home country, internal factionism that divided the populance and thus weakened the nation's resolve. What country was this? Her name was Rome.
The most damning thing is what you hear from Americans who go overseas. More and more are saying they feel uncomfortable with letting people in other nations let them know they are Americans. You can feel the resentment, the aura of unwelcomeness even in countries we call friends. This is very unlike the past when Americans were quite welcome and viewed as people to be imitated. We can either face the truth and start now changing our image and behavior or pretend folks are just jealous. If we continue lying to oursleves, one day we will awaken and not even know what hit us. We will find it isn't just Islamic nations but those we thought were our friends. It's up to us to decide which fate we will select for our country. Personally, I don't want the USA to become history's Rome II.
That's what many Americans want to believe and in some cases it is true.
But overall, the hate is there because of our perpetuated history of bigotry
in the face the false promise inherent in our Constitution.
Before Bush dragged us into Iraq, Germany and France as well as Iran and Arabia tried to caution him. They all said, "The solution is not a matter of settling old scores." Bush's response was, "Saddam tried to kill my daddy."
Thenceforth, he was merely awaiting an opportunity to go after Iraq. In doing so, he ignored the Clinton administration briefcase of documents detailing Al Qeda plans to strike directly at the USA, and overt caution from an FBI agent who tried to pass on more detailed information about the imminent Al Qeda using of planes as weapons plans.
A secondary objective was to provide a cheap source for our oil addiction. However, the government did not realize the unsuppressible fiery of the insurgent response or the strength of Iranian, Syrian, and even covert Arabian support for resistance to this proxy colonization so the Bush administration cannot colonize Iraq via puppet regime as planned.
Same thing in WWII, we did have pre-intelligence about Japan's intent to attack Pearl Harbor. We had broken their military communication code long before the attack. Instead to warning or positioning our fleet to discourage Japanese aggression what did we do? We left the support and battleships at anchor ordered reduced speed of the aircraft carriers so they were not at their Pearl Harbor berths during the expected attack. Knowing we were protected on both coasts by oceans and that once the out of reach of bomber attacks factories were retooled for war time production, it was only a matter of time before we and our allies ground the enemies into a humilating surrender. The goal? Create a post war economic bonanza for the USA which is what happened. Without competition from war torn Germany, England, and French, the USA enjoyed decades of unparalleled economic success. It's over now as those countries have more than recovered and are joined by the like of Japan, China, and even India in certain areas of merchandise or service compettiton.
Those who don't want to hear the truth about our government's historical behavior can be sure the hate will only grow because failure to listen means the conduct will be perpetuated, thus feeding that hatred. But all is not lost. Some people in government position not only know this but realize we MUST change our behavior and image. Thus the basis for the new House Speaker to visit Syria and others to try to open dialogue with conflict nations such as Iran and North Korea instead of constant confrontation. Hopefully they will have the courage and support to recreate America's image and thus alleviate the hate against our nation. But a blind refusal to accept the truth and act on it will be our eventual doom. One other GREAT nation made this mistake and was ripped to pieces by various means, invading hate filled armies, immigrants who helped those armies and felt no loyalty to their new home country, internal factionism that divided the populance and thus weakened the nation's resolve. What country was this? Her name was Rome.
The most damning thing is what you hear from Americans who go overseas. More and more are saying they feel uncomfortable with letting people in other nations let them know they are Americans. You can feel the resentment, the aura of unwelcomeness even in countries we call friends. This is very unlike the past when Americans were quite welcome and viewed as people to be imitated. We can either face the truth and start now changing our image and behavior or pretend folks are just jealous. If we continue lying to oursleves, one day we will awaken and not even know what hit us. We will find it isn't just Islamic nations but those we thought were our friends. It's up to us to decide which fate we will select for our country. Personally, I don't want the USA to become history's Rome II.
