Poll: Who's the biggest threat to international security?

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Originally posted by: exp
I wish you lived in the pre-Saddam Iraq and had that same attitude against your own country. They would make your nipples and testicles blaze with current from torture devices. But, then again, you might like it.

People like you make me sick.
LOL...easy there, killer. I'm a bit confused by your overreaction to my post. "People like me"? What does that mean? I simply said that while the U.S is the greatest threat to international security in the short-term, over the long run I believe such temporary disruptions of the peace will pay big dividends. What exactly did you find so troublesome about that sentiment?

you cant blaim america for anything...otherwise you are a TERRORIST!
 

BaliBabyDoc

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I disagree with Israel being a significant threat to international security. The USA is Israel's enabler . . . as long as we wink and speak with forked tongues when it comes to the Palestinian plight . . . Sharon will continue to be a poophead. Anyone that contends Israel has enjoyed greater security under Sharon and Bush than Clinton and Barak apparently slept from 1996-2000. If Bush had an ounce of Blair's sincerity when it comes to Middle East peace, Israelis and Palestinians would be making progress towards peace . . . plus Bush might have real allies in his campaign against Saddam.
 

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Originally posted by: Jmman
Wow, it didn't take very long for someone to say the US. If you are a US citizen and that is your belief, I will buy you an airplane ticket to emigrate to someplace truly safe like Iraq or NK.......:)

Being behind the bully is typically thought of as safer than in front of the bully. Not a comment on the US at all, just the way I see the US citizens that voted for the US on this poll.
 

n0cmonkey

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Anyone that does not consider China a large threat to the New American Empire is a fool.
 

Phokus

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The way the American government is going, we're going to have frigging World War 3 soon.
 

drewshin

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Originally posted by: Jmman
Wow, it didn't take very long for someone to say the US. If you are a US citizen and that is your belief, I will buy you an airplane ticket to emigrate to someplace truly safe like Iraq or NK.......:)

well if the u.s. is the greatest threat to the world, wouldnt you want to stay here?
 

Alistar7

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obvious answer is the terrorist group, they are the biggest threat because they can act singlehandly without fear of international sanction, etc.. Where is Iran anyway?

Love how the country that fought for freedom worldwide in 2 wars is labeled the bigest threat.

Just don't ask for our help when you need it if you feel the need to criticize....
 

etech

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Originally posted by: Phokus
The way the American government is going, we're going to have frigging World War 3 soon.

The way the American government is going is preventing WWIII, you just don't realize what is going on. Leaving dictators in power to destabalize a region of the world is part of what is wrong with the world. The hate and fear of the oppressed people is like a cancer in that region. It must be removed.
 

jaeger66

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Originally posted by: etech


The way the American government is going is preventing WWIII, you just don't realize what is going on. Leaving dictators in power to destabalize a region of the world is part of what is wrong with the world. The hate and fear of the oppressed people is like a cancer in that region. It must be removed.

There will never be stability in the middle east as long as there are Jews in Israel. Replacing an Arab dictator with an American one isn't going to help. These hatreds go back almost 4,000 years, they won't go away in our lifetimes.

 

BaliBabyDoc

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The way the American government is going is preventing WWIII, you just don't realize what is going on. Leaving dictators in power to destabalize a region of the world is part of what is wrong with the world. The hate and fear of the oppressed people is like a cancer in that region. It must be removed.

Stability . . . America is invading Iraq to provide stability . . . HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA . . . oh you're serious . . . HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
 

etech

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Originally posted by: jaeger66
Originally posted by: etech


The way the American government is going is preventing WWIII, you just don't realize what is going on. Leaving dictators in power to destabalize a region of the world is part of what is wrong with the world. The hate and fear of the oppressed people is like a cancer in that region. It must be removed.

There will never be stability in the middle east as long as there are Jews in Israel. Replacing an Arab dictator with an American one isn't going to help. These hatreds go back almost 4,000 years, they won't go away in our lifetimes.

Crap, the Israeli/Palestine issue is at best a small border skirmish. It has been used as a distraction by the rulers of the other ME countries to explain why their people are so poor and downtrodden.

What's amazing is that Saddam has killed many more Arabs than the Israelis and yet some Arabs still defend him. There need to be some independent news organazations set up over there.

BBD,

Cute, worthless post, but cute.


 

arcitech2

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How about snot nosed left wing college professors who lead the ignorant in protest marches because they missed out on the 60's?

The ignorance is running rampant through our schools, too many people have ideas based on what they think they know, and not what they have experienced. Get out and see the real world, I did, and I'm glad I'm an American!
 

Valvoline6

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It's cool right now to be a self hating American. Eventually these guys will grow up, get some life experience, and the self hating fad will go the way of the pet rock..
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jaeger66

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Originally posted by: etech

Crap, the Israeli/Palestine issue is at best a small border skirmish. It has been used as a distraction by the rulers of the other ME countries to explain why their people are so poor and downtrodden.

What's amazing is that Saddam has killed many more Arabs than the Israelis and yet some Arabs still defend him. There need to be some independent news organazations set up over there.

In their minds, those things are irrelevant. Rational or not, the militant branch hates America for one single reason: we aid Israel. So until their holy land is cleared of infidels the terror will continue. Whether you're a fundamentalist Christian crusading against evolution in textbooks or a fundamentalist Muslim crusading against invaders, logic and reason are not applicable.

 

Alistar7

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Originally posted by: Mark
I voted for the USA, because "disarming Saddam" is the stupidest excuse I've ever heard of for going to war. How many WMD's have been found again?

at least 50 BANNED BY THE UN MISSILLES have been launched at a soveriegn nation, Kuwait...
 

Ferocious

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I read somewhere recently that the USA might be guilty of using WMD's.

The depleted uranium shells used recently are supposedly illegal under UN rules.