03-02-2004, 07:25 PM
Quote:Have I said at any point that the U.S. is any better than any other nation? No, I have not. And the "3rd world" comment was intended as sarcasm.
The U.S. has many problems and I do my fair share of bashing the sorry state of my own country. But my take on the latest phase of this thread is that the continual U.S. bashing is the result of great deal of misinformation, propaganda, and stereotyping.
If given a choice between hiding behind locks and fighting for my own way of life I'll fight. "Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. "
I'm not naive enough to make blanket statements about other nations based on what I hear in the media and neither should anyone else. And that's the crux of my debate.
Yeah right, the moment you use the word 3rd world it shows your arrogance.
Which part of my posts did you find misinformation, propoganda, and stereotyping???
Isnt it true that the US is fighting the so called 'war against terrorism' along side Pakistan, a continually proliferating country who is harboring terriorists and spreading terrorism in countries such as India.
Oh yeah and didnt the US ask *India* for troops because their troops are better trained/equipped to deal with guerilla warfare. They have been fighting it for ~55 years and successfully kept the terrorists at bay. So they must know a thing or two about fighting these suicide attackers/terrorists which are killing your troops at a rate or ~2 per day.
http://web.mid-day.com/news/nation/2003/.../63659.htm
http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/iraq/doc/tur1.html
And I almost forgot...didnt the US betray the Afgans in the first place during the coldwar? Didnt the US leave the afgans in a soup after the Soviet Union left? Werent the Taliban installed by the US itself?
Wake up and smell the coffee. Look around and find out whats happening in the world.