I agree Peg. This is not a good thing.
So they now hate us all the more, Kendall. What would you have us do, crawl to them and beg their forgivness? When the British freed the Arab states from the Ottoman Empire, they broke many of the promises that they had made to the tribes through such men as Lawrence. But that's not the source of their hatred for the West. It goes all the way back to the Crusades and the decline of Islamic influence in the West.
The US is simply the most visible target for that hatred now.
We appeased Saddam Hussein for years with the UNSC passing toothless resolution after toothless resolution and then doing nothing when he did not comply. If that's not appeasment, you tell me what it is.And why the hell shouldn't we protect our country from the bin Ladens of this world? And from those who enable the bin Ladens, who give them sanctuary, funding and technology, who give tacit approval to their tactics and deeds.
If you think that the UN is the way, go for it. But kindly show me where the UN has stopped terrorism at any time or place. I can't think of a single one where the US did not take the lead from start to finish so why do we need the UN to give us permission to do ANYTHING.
You claim to be glad that Saddam Hussein is gone and then go into a litany of complaint about how bad things are in Iraq right now. What do you expect it to be like? They just had a WAR for G-ds sake and there is a power vacuum there right now. The lawlessness will stop, order will be restored, and humanitarian aid will come in. But this all takes time. As I said before, this is NOT Mission Imposible where the whole problem is wrapped up in 53 minutes. If you can't handle this simple fact, I'd suggest that you stop watching the news and try the Gilligans Island re-runs.
You'll only be frustrated otherwise.

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BTW, I worked with a group of Russians for six months in Tokyo. They were uniform in their condemnation of Communism. Yes, there was usually enough food but there was no freedom of expression. And they rated that freedom above all else. What a shame that this country seems hell-bent on giving away that and other freedoms for the chimera of security.

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