Hi Tracy,

I did not refer to Army troops in Iraq, but pistolleros way higher up
those ranks who started these last two wars in middle east.

>You might want another perspective:
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>http://www.warnewsradio.org/
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>>>>Tracy,
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>>>>As the same question in any EU country and I'm sure you'll get a similar impression. It is not that we hate americans... We hate your administration...
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>>>>Most EU citizens are very critical about US foreign politics.
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>>>>Walter,
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>>>And that is, of course, your right.
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>>>You do understand, however, that the goal of US foreign policy is to advance the interests of the US and not to please EU citizens, any more than the goal of Dutch foreign policy should be to poll well in Iowa. While I think it is unfortunate when everyone doesn't see the world the way we do ( or more importantly , the way I do <g>), I think it is understandable and as long as we are truly acting in our own best interests ( and that is not to say I think current administration policy is in our own best interests ) then we have done exactly what any nation must do in answering to its own citizens.
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>>>The idea that what we are doing is unpopular with another country's citizens (who are also being manipulated by politicians with their own agendas ) is just not a compelling argument. If we are doing the right thing, it is the right thing and if it is the wrong thing it is the wrong thing. Popularity contests aren't really the issue.
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>>Hi Charles,
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>>What current administration is doing is ultimately the wrong thing
>>to do. If you don't believe me, ask families of those killed in Iraq, Iraq families who lost family memeber(s), homes and of course those few millions of Iraq refugees scattered arround middle east.
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>>So whose interests exactly are being (agressively) pursued this way?
>>What IS the isue?
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>>Turkey is just one of those countries being directly affected by this Texas style middle east rodeo/rig (Prospect of New Kurdistan,taming Iran etc), so it is only natural for US popularity to drop there significantly.
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>>It is not like You care about it, but as you said it yourself;
>>Popularity is not high up US administration agenda, so who is to expect or to be surprised by unpleasent lack of it out there.
>>Aid / No Aid, Beacon / No Beacon, very few things hold the water outside US when it comes to US foreign policies.
>>And just as you hv bluntly put it for us here, it simply became way to obvious and c-trough, even when not as bluntly presented but folded into HiLevel political language.
>>At least with Beacon.D wrapper we had something to guess, read between the lines etc. Now it is all out so is no longer 'fun' ...
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>>I sincerely wish/hope that waste majority of US people which are
>>against all this, will manage to convert this feelings of deep desatisfaction and dissapointment into resounding NO to this kind of policies at upcoming presidential ellections, and we all see some better days and brighter future together :)
>>
>>Peace :)