America wonders why Bush has made US so universally disliked

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/Opinion.asp?ArticleID=97118

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....Prior to September 11, 2001, we were all aware of America's status as the world's only superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union, yet it was then perceived as benign, a country which aspired to policing the world for the benefit of global harmonious co-existence.

Invasions

Following two "pre-emptive" invasions – Afghanistan and Iraq – when collectively more than 10,000 civilians are no more, while many more thousands have been injured, Uncle Sam is no longer generally viewed with affection. In the eyes of many the US has metamorphosed from an affable cop on the beat into a mega bully, browbeating and bribing other nations to do its bidding.

During Bill Clinton's term, a Palestinian state was much more than just a gleam in Arafat's eyes, although, admittedly, serious work still needed to be done; North Korea had warmed to the friendly overtures of its southern rival and its President's "Sunshine Policy"; China, once described by Clinton as a "strategic partner" was nominated "a strategic competitor".

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The UN has lost credibility as a community of nations with a common goal of peace in our time, its members having succumbed to US threats and financial inducements. Osama bin Laden is still on the loose and, by all accounts, Al Qaida is signing up new recruits, eager to fight Americans in both Afghanistan and Iraq. ...........On the plus side, from America's point of view, it now has bases in places it could never have hoped to access before 9/11. Without this earth-shattering tragedy, the US would not have been able to claim the moral high ground for its invasion of Afghanistan or Iraq. .............
........Since the tragedy, we have learned that a blueprint for Pax Americana was drawn up by Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz and Bush's younger brother, Jeb Bush, as long ago as September, 2000, titled 'Project for the New American Century'. Documents prepared by this right-wing body show that hawkish members of the Bush administration were long set on America's global domination. ......British Member of Parliament and former environment minister, Michael Meacher, recently wagged his finger at the Bush administration over its war on terror in an article published in The Guardian. He wrote: "The so-called 'War on Terrorism' is being used largely as a bogus cover for achieving wider US strategic geopolitical objectives," adding: "Tony Blair, himself, indicated this when he said to the Commons Liaison Committee: 'To be truthful about it, there was no way we could have got the public consent to have suddenly launched a campaign on Afghanistan but for what happened on September 11'."

........Ordinary Americans are wondering why the "Land of the Free" is so universally disliked… and feared. The Pentagon hawks are losing ground to the more dovish members of the State Department.


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[joeybee12]

1. Pretty much sums it up!

We have our corporate media to blame that now looks at the bottom line, and never towards the quest for truth.

[gratuitous]

2. Whew!

I thought for a moment that this article had been written in a stateside publication! Thank God it's only in some overseas foreign rag that no one will ever see or read.

The questions raised by the article, along with the "what ifs" and the "could have beens" are absolute poison in the U.S. No large media organ dares to ask them or to ponder the possibilities, or indeed to consider that events could have played out any differently than how they have.

But it sure would be nice if a couple of them did.

[Voltaire99]

3. Nicely put (n/t)

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