Originally posted by fastball
And when it comes down to it, they hate us for our prosperity, our ways of life, our religious freedoms, and peace we have among our people and ourselves. I'd say those are worth fighting anyone for, aren't they?
They hate us because we played them like pawns in the cold war and turned their countries into warzones. The US has a history of installing leaders in places and messing with governments as we see fit (Vietnam, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, just to name a few). All people in these countries see is that American troops or American supported dictators are killing their friends and family, and that's reason enough to hate the US.