05-17-2006, 10:51 PM
Quote:Bismillah
salam Curious,
come on, u seem more logical than this. you know very well that the US didnt fight with kuwait because of this ally issue. I was in the US at that time and watching CNN. Lary King was able to take a committment out of the Kuwaiti ambassador at the time that his country will certainly pay the bill. The question was will you pay the bill if we intervene? he said yes certainly.
The US didnt go there for free or just to support an ally, but rather to sell more weapones, receive the bill and establish a base.
As for Israel they will not only fight for free but also support it financially and in kind. Much difference. but thank u for helping me change my perception regarding the US public. :)
I honestly don't know why my country makes the decisions it makes. Who is to say what was behind the issues concerning the first gulf war. Maybe establishing a base in the middle east played a role...I don't know. Regardless of the reasons we stopped the bad guy from conquering Kuwait...a Muslim nation...no need to thank us.
This whole thread is about a poll Ferris Mee quoted.
The "leader" in Iran is not for peace. We hear the sound bites and read what he says regarding Israel, the holocaust, non-muslims etc. I, as an American, believe that our public support of military action against Iran is driven by the mad man who runs that country. If it was the case that America wanted to attack any Muslim country than run the same poll about Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia etc....you would see that nobody would support any kind of action against those countries...because they don't have a leader who sounds like a terrorist.
Would I support military action against Iran??? No. BUT, if Iran attacked any of our allies or started shooting of Nuclear weapons in the ocean then I'd maybe change my mind. Iran is ultimatley responsible for what happens to Iran.