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Originally posted by Tuga
Am I allowed to like the US and not wanting them to take over the world? Please?...
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Yes, of course.
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Originally posted by directfiesta
I don't wish the US to dissapear, I just wrote "to get out of foreign countries".. I like TV shows ( french shit is booooring!), music, movies, food to some extent but way more the people. i was in the US for 2 weeks last feb-March...
But couldn't let go the post of Disc0 unanswered....
People can be against war, but still be against Saddam and by logic pro-USA..
It can be Black, it can be white, but it can also be gray...
I hope to have a chance to visit your city... I heard good things.
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Ok, this is where I think the disconnect is. Anyone who claims to know 100% why the U.S. deployed troops to Iraq. There are likely a myriad of reasons. All these people who claim it's just about oil, or just about revenge, or whatever, don't know shit. I can't imagine Tony Blair risking his political future over just oil. What does he really stand to benefit.
However, that's not the point. Where the disconnect is...
There is NOT one American (or Brit, or Aussie) that is there for oil. 99% of Americans support the war because they believe Saddam is a brutal dictator and should be deposed so that his people can live freely. I don't care what the government's reason is exactly, but that's why Americans support the war and that's why Americans are fighting. So when people attack America, people are attacking Americans' idealism and benevolence. It comes across as a personal attack, because your typical American has no imperialistic aspirations. We didn't send boys to die in Vietnam, Korea, WWI, II, for oil. We did it out of genuine desire to enable others to live free.
Of course, you can dismiss this as being naive, but I'm telling you why motivates your average American.