Originally Posted by
bdschobel
OK, Iraq and Afghanistan are rather obvious special cases. The U.S. has soldiers in those countries and can tell them what to do in much the same way they told Japan what to do in 1945. (Well, maybe not quite as effectively!)
But what about a country like New Zealand? Is New Zealand afraid that the U.S. is going to send an aircraft carrier into Auckland Harbor? What, exactly, is the fear? Will the U.S. forbid planes from New Zealand from entering U.S. airspace? Don't those planes serve Americans, too? Would Americans tolerate such action?
Bruce
Bruce..the fear is some of these countries will be bullied by U.S. economic sanctions, and/or other affairs that we probably wont read as headlines, but will be occurring without public knowledge. I have said this over and over and I will say it again---if you wanna stop this terrorism B.S., take care of the root problem......You dont get rid of weeds on a lawn by clipping dandelions every morning ..you get rid of weeds by maintaining a healthy lawn and providing enough nutrients to the grass. Address the core issue of the Palestinian lands occupied by Israel, and resolve it once and for all, without any bias....and voila! you just solved your problem..and once again we can all wear our pretty shoes thru the metal detectors. These people are pisst off at us because we are backing up a bully half way across the world...and if you think im wrong...ask yourself why they dont like us (hint: its not because we have freedom)