This is the first time I have ever posted on any forum of any kind. To be honest I always read these threads with amusement and a head shake. Until now!
I am an American, The bashing of America and Bush never bothered me, after all freedom of speech is at the core of what America is about. The only time it bothers me is when it comes from someone in a country that needed help from around the world to regain their own freedom TWICE in 1 century, yeah I mean countries like France. The hypocrisy of their words is staggering. Their country is home of thousands of American graves who fought and died for THEM. Once France was liberated, did we keep it and make it an American territory, or British territory, in either war? NO! We gave it back to them and asked only 1 thing in return, a "place to bury our dead" (paraphrased from a Colin Powell comment).
I also take offense from comments from Germany. Since Germany has been the root cause for so much death and destruction around the world in the last century; I figure you have earned the right to say nothing. After the billions of lives that were lost and disrupted battling your foolishness, you have no right to bash any country that is fighting and dying to help those that can't help themselves. Not when your govt. was the great oppressor of the 20th century. So sit in the corner facing the wall. You should (still) be ashamed of yourselves.
Now, my take on the Bush bashing: The 8 years before Bush came to office, we were NOT in Iraq, nor Afghanistan. Yet, American interests were targeted for terrorism. The first WTC in 93 I think it was, various American embassies, our warship the USS Cole. We weren't in the Middle East when 9-11 occurred!! So America musters and goes to war. More people were killed on 9-11 than on 12-7-1941.
Our nation in WW2 rallied and came together, despite our differences, for the common good, preservation of freedom for America and all countries who embrace it. There was no opposition to America "sticking its nose in other countries business" back then. Nope none at all, and why?? Because back then it was all these America and Bush bashing countries deprived of freedom. Thank God America did stick its nose into your business 60 years ago. Or you would ALL be speaking German right now or Japanese. Now that America and its allies has secured freedom for you, you should join the ranks of those that liberated you and help the others that our in need of it. You should be ashamed to let others fight and die for your freedom, and not help when you are needed and wanted.
As far as the WMDs, let me say this, because I am sick of this as well, the WMDs that we looked for was NOT a warehouse full of weapons. It was a weapon where 1 grain could kill 100,000 people!! We know he had it because he used it on his own people. In this case it was better to be proven wrong by going in and finding out, than it would have been to be proven right by 1,000,000 people dead. In that scenario I am sure you all would be screaming " WHY DIDN'T AMERICA DO SOMETHING???!!!"
The reason we are in Iraq: Oil huh?? If America REALLY wanted their oil, what stopped us 60 years ago form taking it? Hell, what stopped us 15 years ago from taking it? We left Kuwait and Iraq and its oil to its people.
The reason we went back to Iraq was because it was proven that; first, Iraqis govt. had ties to terrorism. Second, the UN imposed resolutions that were agreed upon by Iraq were being violated. Third intelligence at the time showed WMD in that country. Intel, by the way, that was agreed upon by the leaders of most of your countries.
In the past 13 years or so, America has been the target of multiple terrorist attacks, not to mention the ones that were intercepted. Europe has had a bigger history of terrorist attacks than America has. My question is this: How on earth could you be against us in this war? How can you sit there and criticize America on this issue? Do you not get it?? WE ARE FIGHTING FOR ALL WHO WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT THIS THREAT!!
Bush isn't a perfect president, there are things that he could have done better, but at this moment, terrorism and these radical Muslims is our presidents first priority and he should have our support on that issue
Now for another undeniable fact: Since 9-11 and because of our president’s efforts, there has not been a single attack on our soil. America has taken the fight to the terrorist, and I am ever so proud, and grateful of our military and their families for their sacrifices to us and to YOU. Sad, you don't join me, for they fight and die for YOUR freedom to call Bush a terrorist. SHAME ON YOU.
Funny, I thought I would feel better after ranting, but I am still sick to my stomache.
