Originally posted by tib
But is it? Bush pissed alot of people off both domestically and many of our long-time overseas allies not to even mention the middle east and the Muslim world. America was one famed for being a peaceful powerhouse and suddenly a large preconceived notion of the "American way" has gone from reasonable (if somewhat politically and economically skewed) peacekeeping to preemptive obliterating of nations who's actions don't rub us the right way. Hate breeds hate and there has never been such a thing as a "peacekeeping war" sure we took out Saddam, but we angered countless other people who now look at America as... well, as evil. We have given hatemongers of America a huge tool to use, a middle eastern villager wont think about what America has done anymore to help their nation with foreign aid, he will think of his fallen relatives and neighbors killed by a "real American hero" and some new radical leader of some terrorist milita will be sure to drive this point home. sure today some people might sleep more soundly knowing our nation's "top threat" is out of the way, but try killing hatred.
Hatred for America was here long before Bush took office.