Reply With QuoteI'm more surprised with the global view from Russia. Surprising to see so many approve of USA.
Maybe because the US under his leadership did such a p!ss poor job of fighting a war that should of been a walk over? Talk about a pyrrhic victory!Originally Posted by buttchowder
I'm more surprised with the global view from Russia. Surprising to see so many approve of USA.
yeah, I would expect the percentage of people supporting the US to be closer to nil.
Oh, theres supporters. And theres people who just support the president because his the president. It doesn't matter if you support the president or not, we (america) voted him in. Don't give me the he cheated the elections, the college there of 200 some mother ****ers voted him in, not us. Not one of us voted for Bush.
The way I see it, we need to do our thing. If China becomes the military equal to the united states, china best start helping out in Iraq. Take up the duties of a superpower, if not, I'll remember that. I'll vote for the first dude who says he'll pull out of the UN and NATO, withdraw all troops from ALL countries and say, **** it... If not, when I'm old enough, that'll be my thing.
"Legal Weed, Free Heathcare, Better Schools, close allies." (*Cough* India & Poland *Cough*) And I'm buying Mexico, **** it, make it ALL the US of A!
Say what, Egads, I wonder If I can pull one of those European Snobs statements on you, that they do to Americans about being ignorant about Europe.
Do you have any clue about the American Civil War, or did you read the comic book version.
X2. Lincoln is the closest the US had to a dictator. He still one of my favs though. He did want was necessary to keep the US intact.
Similarities between the US and India.
Democracies.....check.
Non-muslim majority......check.
Victims of Islamic extremism and terrorism.......check.
I'm not really surprised that they like us. Good for them.
Not knowing if your Russia or not, .. When I was in Russia, the people seemed very fond of Americans, I thought we had a lot in common. Russian Beer is very good. Maybe times have changed.
Obvious with the Russian war in Afghanistan, you know what we are up against... also your country is dealing with those terrorist who butchered those poor kids at Beslan. I hope one day.. the USA and Russia can become much better friends.
You forgot the most H1B visa holders.
The More I read of Him, the more I admire him. I only read books, now, on the CW from that period. Not to much different today, instead of copperheads pandering their Political BS, we have others....doing the same.
As a dictator... I don't think I would use that term, He had a good heart. The greatest lost to the South was his death.
The curb on civil liberties was close. Closing down newspapers, arresting people, suspension of Habeus Corpus, and the likes. he did what was necessary.
and all the US corporations making a handsome profit....
don't get me wrong, I hope so too. But last time I was in Russia for an extended period (last summer), the overall oppinion of America, while nothing like outright hatred and anger against the US, was not too favorable.
I nominate FDR for a close second.
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
and my personal favorite that has nothing to do with this...
"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. "
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