As a foreigner, watching the U.S. election coverage truly amuses me. People are making a big deal about John Kerry's swift boat actions, while the entire time Bush was standing in Texas somewhere *dangerously and heroically* guarding an Air Force base.
What a joke.
If American voters can't see through this sort of smokescreen and make their decision based on the issues of the election, there is something seriously wrong with their collective decision-making capabilities.
A second point I would like to make is that if the American people re-elect Bush, they are basically stating to the world that they approve of his actions over the past 4 years. This will surely infuriate the nations which are already having diplomatic issues with the U.S., and will pose more of a security threat than Kerry ever would with his "indeciciveness". I would rather have someone with combat experience leading my nation militarily than someone who cowardly stayed at home and essentially did absolutely nothing. Bush has sent over 1,000 soldiers to their graves and countless others into horrible situations, without actually realizing the gravity of what he is doing.
If you look at other world nations, they do not have the security problems that the U.S. currently has to deal with. Take Japan for example. They are every bit as wealthy as Americans are per capita, yet they don't have people constantly trying to blow them up and kill them. Look at their foreign policy. They have a very small military and are essentially isolationists. Surely they learned their lesson from WWII, and sadly, this is the lesson that I forsee America learning in the not-too-distant future.
I suppose the bottom line is that people need to look at the real issues of this election as opposed to the fluff and the hype. I remember America five years ago, your nation was immensely prosperous and peaceful. I look at it now, and I see a mess. You guys need to deal with the situation. "Once bit, twice shy" is the old saying. I would never re-elect someone who caused my nation such problems.
What a joke.
If American voters can't see through this sort of smokescreen and make their decision based on the issues of the election, there is something seriously wrong with their collective decision-making capabilities.
A second point I would like to make is that if the American people re-elect Bush, they are basically stating to the world that they approve of his actions over the past 4 years. This will surely infuriate the nations which are already having diplomatic issues with the U.S., and will pose more of a security threat than Kerry ever would with his "indeciciveness". I would rather have someone with combat experience leading my nation militarily than someone who cowardly stayed at home and essentially did absolutely nothing. Bush has sent over 1,000 soldiers to their graves and countless others into horrible situations, without actually realizing the gravity of what he is doing.
If you look at other world nations, they do not have the security problems that the U.S. currently has to deal with. Take Japan for example. They are every bit as wealthy as Americans are per capita, yet they don't have people constantly trying to blow them up and kill them. Look at their foreign policy. They have a very small military and are essentially isolationists. Surely they learned their lesson from WWII, and sadly, this is the lesson that I forsee America learning in the not-too-distant future.
I suppose the bottom line is that people need to look at the real issues of this election as opposed to the fluff and the hype. I remember America five years ago, your nation was immensely prosperous and peaceful. I look at it now, and I see a mess. You guys need to deal with the situation. "Once bit, twice shy" is the old saying. I would never re-elect someone who caused my nation such problems.
