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We have different policies toward different Muslim nations. The people that are against us are also against some of our Muslim friends. It's not because they're focused on a nation, many don't even claim a nation. They don't like the presence of "infidels" on what they consider to be Muslim land, which crosses many national borders, despite the fact that we are there by the permission of the host nation.
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This is it exactly.
Fervently religious Muslims don't want US military bases on what they consider holy land in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family allowed us to build them there. The fundie Muslims don't like their royal family much for this, either. They also don't like it that we bomb other Muslim places that are acting in ways inconvenient to US business interests from that military base.
Go back to 1953, another prime example. Iran elects a democratic government. Unfortunately, that democratic government favors selling its oil to USSR over the US. Can't have that, so the CIA and the UK's equivalent overthrow the democratically-elected government and install Shah Reza Pahlavi, a dictator. Some Iranians like the Shah because they will make money with him in office. Some Iranians despise him. The ones that make it known that they despise him lose their businesses, are tortured, sometimes killed. They and their families blame the US for putting this guy in power over the ones they elected. Fast forward a few decades, the anti-Shah people overthrow him and install a theocracy. They still resent the US for what we did to their country and blame the US for brutalities suffered under the Shah. Imagine that.
The Kurds supported the US invasion of Iraq because of Saddam's actions against them. US comes to Iraq and saves the day. Fast forward again, 2007 - 2010. Both Turkey and Iran want the land in northern Iraq where the Kurds live. Turkey is our friend. Iran is not. So, the US military provides bombing coordinates to Turkey to help them get ahead, effectively aiding in bombing our former pals, the Kurds. Eh, they're nothing but shepherds and farmers anyway, right? Why do we care about them anymore now that Saddam is gone?
And some wonder why some Muslims hate us.
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Fervently religious Muslims don't want US military bases on what they consider holy land in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family allowed us to build them there. The fundie Muslims don't like their royal family much for this, either. They also don't like it that we bomb other Muslim places that are acting in ways inconvient to US business interests from that military base.
Go back to 1953, another prime example. Iran elects a democratic government. Unfortunately, that democratic government favors selling its oil to USSR over the US. Can't have that, so the CIA and the UK's equivalent overthrow the democratically-elected government and install Shah Reza Pahlavi, a dictator. Some Iranians like the Shah because they will make money with him in office. Some Iranians despise him. The ones that make it known that they despise him lose their businesses, are tortured, sometimes killed. They and their families blame the US for putting this guy in power over the ones they elected. Fast forward a few decades, the anti-Shah people overthrow him and install a theocracy. They still resent the US for what we did to their country and blame the US for brutalities suffered under the Shah. Imagine that.
The Mossadegh Affair is one of the most shameful episodes in our history and we've been catching hell for it ever since. The Iranians will NEVER forgive us for it...especially the ones who had to live through the Shah's brutality.
The Mossadegh Affair is one of the most shameful episodes in our history and we've been catching hell for it ever since. The Iranians will NEVER forgive us for it...especially the ones who had to live through the Shah's brutality.
As I will never forgive myself for misspelling "inconvenient" and not being able to correct it before you quoted me!
Fervently religious Muslims don't want US military bases on what they consider holy land in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family allowed us to build them there. The fundie Muslims don't like their royal family much for this, either. They also don't like it that we bomb other Muslim places that are acting in ways inconvenient to US business interests from that military base.
Go back to 1953, another prime example. Iran elects a democratic government. Unfortunately, that democratic government favors selling its oil to USSR over the US. Can't have that, so the CIA and the UK's equivalent overthrow the democratically-elected government and install Shah Reza Pahlavi, a dictator. Some Iranians like the Shah because they will make money with him in office. Some Iranians despise him. The ones that make it known that they despise him lose their businesses, are tortured, sometimes killed. They and their families blame the US for putting this guy in power over the ones they elected. Fast forward a few decades, the anti-Shah people overthrow him and install a theocracy. They still resent the US for what we did to their country and blame the US for brutalities suffered under the Shah. Imagine that.
The Kurds supported the US invasion of Iraq because of Saddam's actions against them. US comes to Iraq and saves the day. Fast forward again, 2007 - 2010. Both Turkey and Iran want the land in northern Iraq where the Kurds live. Turkey is our friend. Iran is not. So, the US military provides bombing coordinates to Turkey to help them get ahead, effectively aiding in bombing our former pals, the Kurds. Eh, they're nothing but shepherds and farmers anyway, right? Why do we care about them anymore now that Saddam is gone?
And some wonder why some Muslims hate us.
You might find this excusable and that is your rightful opinion- I do not need to wonder why some muslims hate us- I find it is because their religion of peace is a religion of fanatics who are bat ass crazy- yea right they took those 2 planes and crashed them in our buildings because our troops were on saudi muslim land - yea right- these radical pieces of **** wanted their 72 virigns and wanted their bloodshed for their almighty allah - If you do NOT believe in their Allah they look at us like we are not worthy- And that is my rightful opinion
Fervently religious Muslims don't want US military bases on what they consider holy land in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family allowed us to build them there. The fundie Muslims don't like their royal family much for this, either. They also don't like it that we bomb other Muslim places that are acting in ways inconvenient to US business interests from that military base.
Go back to 1953, another prime example. Iran elects a democratic government. Unfortunately, that democratic government favors selling its oil to USSR over the US. Can't have that, so the CIA and the UK's equivalent overthrow the democratically-elected government and install Shah Reza Pahlavi, a dictator. Some Iranians like the Shah because they will make money with him in office. Some Iranians despise him. The ones that make it known that they despise him lose their businesses, are tortured, sometimes killed. They and their families blame the US for putting this guy in power over the ones they elected. Fast forward a few decades, the anti-Shah people overthrow him and install a theocracy. They still resent the US for what we did to their country and blame the US for brutalities suffered under the Shah. Imagine that.
The Kurds supported the US invasion of Iraq because of Saddam's actions against them. US comes to Iraq and saves the day. Fast forward again, 2007 - 2010. Both Turkey and Iran want the land in northern Iraq where the Kurds live. Turkey is our friend. Iran is not. So, the US military provides bombing coordinates to Turkey to help them get ahead, effectively aiding in bombing our former pals, the Kurds. Eh, they're nothing but shepherds and farmers anyway, right? Why do we care about them anymore now that Saddam is gone?
And some wonder why some Muslims hate us.
If they don't want us on their land, don't come here on our land
You might find this excusable and that is your rightful opinion- I do not need to wonder why some muslims hate us- I find it is because their religion of peace is a religion of fanatics who are bat ass crazy- yea right they took those 2 planes and crashed them in our buildings because our troops were on saudi muslim land - yea right- these radical pieces of **** wanted their 72 virigns and wanted their bloodshed for their almighty allah - If you do NOT believe in their Allah they look at us like we are not worthy- And that is my rightful opinion
Please do not add editorial content to my post that was not intended. I did not say terrorism was excusable.
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