North Korea question

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Israel will never turn on us. No matter what we do their entire existence hinges on the rest of the Middle East not being able to attack them. There is no way they ever turn on us and if they do it will be the last mistake they ever make.

are you kidding me? and the right is extreme?????

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

are you kidding me? and the right is extreme?????

No, no, no, you missed what I am saying. What I am saying is if Israel decided to turn on us they would lose our protection and then the rest of the Middle East would crush them. I'm not saying we'd crush them.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

No, no, no, you missed what I am saying. What I am saying is if Israel decided to turn on us they would lose our protection and then the rest of the Middle East would crush them. I'm not saying we'd crush them.

I'd didn't presume we'd turn on them, and guess I mistook what you were trying to say

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

I'd didn't presume we'd turn on them, and guess I mistook what you were trying to say

What I am saying is that we have a whole bunch of countries in the Middle East right now that have been recruiting youths into terrorist organizations on the basis of hatred for Americans. So if we can improve our image to them we cut off their lifeline, which is new recruits. And there is no way that Israel is going to get that upset over reducing terrorism in the Middle East since they are an easier target than we are.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

What I am saying is that we have a whole bunch of countries in the Middle East right now that have been recruiting youths into terrorist organizations on the basis of hatred for Americans. So if we can improve our image to them we cut off their lifeline, which is new recruits. And there is no wasrael is going to get that upset over reducing terrorism in the Middle East since they are an easier target than we are.

Dont be naive enough to think that maybe they will start to "like" us. Our image is a rich country while the vast majority of people there are poor. Class envy, which is a key democratic tool by the way, will never allow the US to be "popular" there not to mention that kids recruited into terrorism are generally the ones that have few other appealing options. They are easily led astray because of the lack of opportunity that oppressive govts in the region create for their people. It is how they stay in power. If you are leading a country over there it is much easier to simply blame a far away, wealthy nation for your troubles than actually indulging in solutions. The people in power want to stay there. It is far easier to do so with an oppressed population. Not to mention that despite the idea here that somehow the region is hoping to settle the Palestine issue with a 2 state solution, the vast majority of the powers that be over there continue to support the one state option, which is Israel goes into the ocean. I know you understand this stuff but we have to understand that there is pretty much nothing that we can do outside of bombing Israel ourself that will make us popular there. Not to mention that the terror groups have plenty of paid professional terrorists to carry out their plans. The dumb kids that they get to blow themselves up are seen as expendable. Remember that Hamas was voted into power there.

[otisotisotis]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Dont be naive enough to think that maybe they will start to "like" us. Our image is a rich country while the vast majority of people there are poor. Class envy, which is a key democratic tool by the way, will never allow the US to be "popular" there not to mention that kids recruited into terrorism are generally the ones that have few other appealing options. They are easily led astray because of the lack of opportunity that oppressive govts in the region create for their people. It is how they stay in power. If you are leading a country over there it is much easier to simply blame a far away, wealthy nation for your troubles than actually indulging in solutions. The people in power want to stay there. It is far easier to do so with an oppressed population. Not to mention that despite the idea here that somehow the region is hoping to settle the Palestine issue with a 2 state solution, the vast majority of the powers that be over there continue to support the one state option, which is Israel goes into the ocean. I know you understand this stuff but we have to understand that there is pretty much nothing that we can do outside of bombing Israel ourself that will make us popular there. Not to mention that the terror groups have plenty of paid professional terrorists to carry out their plans. The dumb kids that they get to blow themselves up are seen as expendable. Remember that Hamas was voted into power there.

Wow, you could apply some of this to most American inner cities...maybe we should worry more about that than our 'appearance' to the rest of the world?