>>Juan;
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>>There is a term I remember from the 1960’s. Ugly American. All Americans were ugly, self centered, rich, indifferent to the poor of the world, and self-indulgent.
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>>Our daughter spent the last two summers in France, Germany and England, attending school. According to her she was not comfortable when people found out that she was from the United States. Many people were impolite, at a minimum and threatening at the maximum. So she learned to not tell anyone where she was from.
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>>Perhaps things have improved since September?
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>Maybe she should stock up on a bunch of anti-Bush, Dixie Chicks and Jane Fonda t-shirts before her next trip abroad. :)

Somehow I do not think that Bush is the entire reason. It is how we live and what we do and do not do under the eyes of others around the world.

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>As for solving the World's problems which all seem to be caused by the USA, how about we pull our military completely out of EVERY country, station our troops around our own shores, borders and airspace, cut off ALL foreign aid, cut the State Dept by about 90%, and let every one else (countries) fend for themselves. Think that would stop the radicals from hating us? Not a chance in hell! They hated us before Bush; you could not negotiate with them before Bush; and the status will be the same after Bush. Time to find a different whipping-boy.

Mark;

We did that after WW I and we know what that got us! I read that we have more troops in England today than England has in Iraq.

Before, during and after Bush will be the same. I agree with you.

I think that at best the actions of the United States around the world for the last 60 years or so will help prolong peace throughout the world. One of these days the planet will explode and then that will be all. Without the United States acting as it does and has, the world will end damn fast!

If each country was left to its own devices then as Oliver Hardy said to Stan Laurel, “This is another fine mess you got me into”! :)

Tom