Poll: World Thinks Potential Terrorist Attack Greater If Bush Wins November Election

Infohawk

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The Poll

SEATTLE WA (PRWEB) October 6, 2004 -- While 54% of Americans think Bush would be better at keeping the United States safer from a terrorist attack, a new poll by independent market research firm GMI, Inc. reveals that the world disagrees (www.worldpoll.com).

The GMI World Poll survey, which samples 1,000 media-informed individuals in each of the world?s leading G8 economic nations*, found that 78% of global respondents think if Kerry wins the 2004 November elections, the United States will be less likely to experience another major terrorist attack. These results contrast the general opinion of the American public.
 

CaptnKirk

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That is because they see themselves as a potential target from an attack by the Bush Administration.
 

1EZduzit

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Electing Bush will be making another big terrorist attack on the US a "self-fullfilling prophecy".
 

Forsythe

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Yes we do, and the reason for that is the american stupid "gung-ho" attitude. I've said it before and i'll say it again, wtc attacks were your own fault! Not that you did it. But if you think in a large scale, it's all to obvious.
 

dnuggett

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Originally posted by: Forsythe
Yes we do, and the reason for that is the american stupid "gung-ho" attitude. I've said it before and i'll say it again, wtc attacks were your own fault! Not that you did it. But if you think in a large scale, it's all to obvious.


You sir are an idiot. Actually words don't do it justice to portray just how stupid your comment is.
 

TheVrolok

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Originally posted by: dnuggett
Originally posted by: Forsythe
Yes we do, and the reason for that is the american stupid "gung-ho" attitude. I've said it before and i'll say it again, wtc attacks were your own fault! Not that you did it. But if you think in a large scale, it's all to obvious.


You sir are an idiot. Actually words don't do it justice to portray just how stupid your comment is.


I don't think it's impossible to see that an American imperialist attitude is, at times, responsible for breeding discontent with the United States which, to an end, could anger enough radicals and provoke an attack. So saying there's no link between the United States and causing the attacks is too much to say IMHO. Does that in any way validate them? Of COURSE not.
 

dnuggett

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Originally posted by: TheVrolok
Originally posted by: dnuggett
Originally posted by: Forsythe
Yes we do, and the reason for that is the american stupid "gung-ho" attitude. I've said it before and i'll say it again, wtc attacks were your own fault! Not that you did it. But if you think in a large scale, it's all to obvious.


You sir are an idiot. Actually words don't do it justice to portray just how stupid your comment is.


I don't think it's impossible to see that an American imperialist attitude is, at times, responsible for breeding discontent with the United States which, to an end, could anger enough radicals and provoke an attack. So saying there's no link between the United States and causing the attacks is too much to say IMHO. Does that in any way validate them? Of COURSE not.


So using your logic it is not too much to say that Jews persecuted by Hitler caused/provoked the attacks because of the link to them being Jewish and Hitler hating Jews?
 

dabuddha

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Originally posted by: Forsythe
Yes we do, and the reason for that is the american stupid "gung-ho" attitude. I've said it before and i'll say it again, wtc attacks were your own fault! Not that you did it. But if you think in a large scale, it's all to obvious.

You should add the word "Resident Idiot" to your signature as well.
 

Forsythe

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Come on fools, i didn't even give you an explanation yet. If you ask me you are the idiots for immediatly throwing away my opinion.
Man, as soon as you hit the correct subjects you sure do piss of some ppl. Ppl usually ignore my sig.
This is gonna be very hard to explaing, i'll post it in a while. But the idea is generally, that nobody likes americans, simply put. Because of the way you act. You are unaware of it, so it's like talking to Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rain-Man. Which would clearly explain you bashing of me.
[...] anger is the common substitute for logic among those who have no evidence for what they desperately want to believe.
- Dr. Isaac Asimov
 

BDawg

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IMHO, the invasion of Iraq has created more terrorists than the war in Iraq and Afghanistan removed.
 

lozina

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Originally posted by: BDawg
IMHO, the invasion of Iraq has created more terrorists than the war in Iraq and Afghanistan removed.

It's Bin Laden's 'Pearl Harbor'.
 

dnuggett

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Originally posted by: Forsythe
Come on fools, i didn't even give you an explanation yet. If you ask me you are the idiots for immediatly throwing away my opinion.
Man, as soon as you hit the correct subjects you sure do piss of some ppl. Ppl usually ignore my sig.
This is gonna be very hard to explaing, i'll post it in a while. But the idea is generally, that nobody likes americans, simply put. Because of the way you act. You are unaware of it, so it's like talking to Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rain-Man. Which would clearly explain you bashing of me.
[...] anger is the common substitute for logic among those who have no evidence for what they desperately want to believe.
- Dr. Isaac Asimov

Your comment needed no explination, but if you want to try to dig yourself out of a hole the size of Texas go for it. Your opinion was immediately thrown away just as it would be were a guy saying "she deserved to be raped". You did not hit the correct subject, you ran your mouth off. Don't confuse them.

I like the way you quote a science fiction writer to explain logic. You may as well have quoted an atheist talking about the redeeming qualities of religion.
 

Forsythe

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I can actually see that i must have posted that to make ppl upset, or rather, get attention. It's a rather blunt statement, but try to cope in the future, i didn't even give an explanation. BTW, would anyone want me on their msn list? Id' like to chat politics to an american.

Actually an atheist would prolly be better to describe to redeeming qualities as he would have the objective pov :p

But generally, Asimov was more than a science fiction writer, he was more like a philosopher. Which is what sci-fi used to be. Before it became to populistic, imo. Remember, up untill the end of the 20th century, most sci-fi stories regarded the 1984 theme that Orwell was a part of. I'm a big fan of that early sci-fi, so i can't help it :). But hey, i'm studying physics at the university, so i guess it's good for me :)

I'm still working on my "Argumentation." I'll see if i can finish it tonight. 21:30pm here.
 

Infohawk

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Whether or not we asked for 911, we've definitely burned up the karma of 3,000 lives by the murdering of many more thousands of innocent Iraqis.

So using your logic it is not too much to say that Jews persecuted by Hitler caused/provoked the attacks because of the link to them being Jewish and Hitler hating Jews?
No. Not necessarily. Perhaps you should think about who's an idiot more before you use that label on others?
 

ntdz

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who cares what the rest of the world thinks, last i checked this was a US Presidental election, not a european one.
 

Infohawk

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Originally posted by: ntdz
who cares what the rest of the world thinks, last i checked this was a US Presidental election, not a european one.


Well, since we live in a time of globalization, and our prosperity and long-term security depends on the rest of the world (especially Europe who shares major values with most Americans [raving theological lunatics aside]), they matter.
 

cwjerome

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Infohawk, how mighty John Kerry-like of you to place so much value on the opinion of the "world". You certianly are the shiny, happy world citizen aren't ya?

Finally the United States seems to be taking a stand. Forever seeking the approval of other nations, always trying to work through the diplomatic fog and bureaucratic sciolism of the cadre of self-important stuffed suits around the globe, America is finally doing exactly what she must do... regardless of the embarrasing braying from the inadequate elites from other countries.

The weak-kneed snobbishness of those "officials" is nothing but the standard inferiority complex multiplied 10 times over. They continuously drone on and on about how the U.S. shouldn't say things like "axis of evil" and act in such a unilateral fashion. Our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness is such a threat that France has described itself as a "counter-weight" to US power.

I have no time for the fussing of whining crybabies who only want to play the pragmatic, diplomatic game that dangerous/terrorist nations thrive on. Permanently wallowing in their 'little-man' syndrome, these countries want to place petty notions of multilaterlism over the security of the world. The times have changed, and the world had better get used to a more assertive America.
 

dnuggett

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Originally posted by: Infohawk
Whether or not we asked for 911, we've definitely burned up the karma of 3,000 lives by the murdering of many more thousands of innocent Iraqis.

So using your logic it is not too much to say that Jews persecuted by Hitler caused/provoked the attacks because of the link to them being Jewish and Hitler hating Jews?
No. Not necessarily. Perhaps you should think about who's an idiot more before you use that label on others?

Ohh... how cute my buddy is back from yesterday.


Any idea how much Kurdish "karma" Saddam burned? Tell me that....

And what are you doing answering for somebody else? I asked him about his logic, his thinking. How do you pretend to know? And to top it all off, you just said "no, not necessarily." Just shows you have no basis to your points other than to follow behind and quote someone to attempt to make yourself look good. You have picked the wrong person for that. Go find someone else to troll on, I'm tired of making you look silly.

 

Infohawk

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Originally posted by: dnuggett

You obviously don't read any posts beyond the first one in any particular thread or you would notice I don't ONLY respond to you. :roll: And Saddam burned plenty of Karma. But I was talking about the innocent Iraqis. Are you going to hold them responsible for Saddam's actions? Unlike Americans, they didn't get to choose their insane leader.

cwjerome

Let me try to wade through your rhetoric.... hmmm. There's not much there. You are basically saying that we shouldn't pay attention to them because they disagree with you and the administration's point of view. That's a self-serving theory.
 

TheVrolok

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Originally posted by: dnuggett
Originally posted by: TheVrolok
Originally posted by: dnuggett
Originally posted by: Forsythe
Yes we do, and the reason for that is the american stupid "gung-ho" attitude. I've said it before and i'll say it again, wtc attacks were your own fault! Not that you did it. But if you think in a large scale, it's all to obvious.


You sir are an idiot. Actually words don't do it justice to portray just how stupid your comment is.


I don't think it's impossible to see that an American imperialist attitude is, at times, responsible for breeding discontent with the United States which, to an end, could anger enough radicals and provoke an attack. So saying there's no link between the United States and causing the attacks is too much to say IMHO. Does that in any way validate them? Of COURSE not.


So using your logic it is not too much to say that Jews persecuted by Hitler caused/provoked the attacks because of the link to them being Jewish and Hitler hating Jews?

That is not my logic, at all. Using YOUR logic in that statement would be saying that terrorists only attack because they hate Americans and the American way of life, or, maybe, they're just jealous.. and if you believe that rhetoric, I"m sorry.
 

cwjerome

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Sure Infohawk, YOU can look at it like that. I believe our wishy washy weakness has helped to create the global problems we face today and it is time to take charge.

Diplomacy is fine, but some people had better realize that when nations and groups are conspiring and warring against the U.S., America does not need the approval of ANYONE to act against such threats. Sorry if your precious feelings get hurt, but in the meantime, we have business to take care of. This government has an obligation to its citizens, not the il-informed goat herder in Mali.
 

dnuggett

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You obviously don't read any posts beyond the first one in any particular thread or you would notice I don't ONLY respond to you. And Saddam burned plenty of Karma. But I was talking about the innocent Iraqis. Are you going to hold them responsible for Saddam's actions? Unlike Americans, they didn't get to choose their insane leader.

I am not saying you respond only to me. Please show me where I said that. I am saying you like to quote me and reply with nonsensical remarks. I alos said that you are responding to a question I asked someone else, followed by a comment about stupidity.

Ohhh... you were talking about the innocent Iraqis. I get it. So the Kurds weren't innocent? Once again nonsensical thinking. I am not holding anyone resposible for Saddam's actions but Saddam and his followers. Saddam attacked, maimed and killed thousands upon thousands of innocent Kurds. Besides the obvious threat to the other countries in the Middle East, he was a threat to his own innocent people. If you can't wrap your noodle around the good we are doing there I feel very sorry for you.

Were there innocent people killed in the fighting? I don't pretend to think there weren't. But as any American should know, there is a price to peace and freedom, and as the polls show the innocent Iraqis believe that their lives are better after our intervention, and will continue to get even better in the future. They are beggining to understand that price.

 

HKSturboKID

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Like our great Prez said. "Either you are with us or you are against us!" I say we nuke them ALL!!!! :roll: