28393, RE: Will the hatred for America grow? Posted by Al, Mon Mar-31-03 10:20 AM
Is being liked an issue?
A good leader need not be liked. A good leader does need to be respected. We shall see what shall happen, but I doubt that anyone will hate us after this that didn't hate us before it. It'll just be more visible. Others that didn't respect us, will respect us, if only because they will realize that the United States will use its might if necessary.
Many Arabs have a culture that builds on hate. Thousands of years of hating someone, fighting someone. The US is simply the biggest target. It isn't anything new. One hundred years ago it was the British. Before that it was the Russians. Before that it was the Infidels. Before that it was the Romans.
When the people of the area decide to move into the 21st century instead of continuing to live in the 15th, then things will change. That will require examples. Maybe Iraq and Iran can be those examples.
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