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That's 26 countries!!! I dread to think what the total number of people killed and injured is. Bombing people is not the way to win friends. Americans just don't get it. How would you feel if someone close to you was killed or maimed, or your country was invaded, by a foreign power? So, I suppose the question is, how many more people must be killed or maimed, in the name of "freedom and democracy"? The American Way of Life, or the American Empire?

Why were the 911 attacks such a big surprise to so many Americans? Did they think that America's foreign policies would somehow make them popular with the rest of the world? Did they imagine that it could go on attacking other countries indefinitely, with impunity? Did American seriously believe that, prior to 911, America was loved universally? Why did Americans not anticipate the consequences of their government's foreign policies? Clearly America suffered as a result of the 911 attacks, but what about the relatives and friends of all those people killed and injured by American bombings? Did they suffer any the less?

While billions of dollars are spent on military campaigns such as the invasion of Iraq, millions of people in the world are left living in abject poverty. While millions of people die from starvation and curable diseases, America continues to consume the vast majority of the world's resources and completely ignores United Nations resolutions, the plight of the Palestinians, Geneva Conventions on treatment of prisoners of war, International Court of Justice in the The Hague, Land Mines Treaty, Kyoto Protocol on Climate Control, or Global Warming, etc.

How long will Bush remain in denial on the issue of global warming? How long can America afford to ignore the global consequences of her actions? Why is it acceptable for America to torture prisoners, in its so-called "War against Terrorism", but wrong for others do so? What example is America setting for the rest of the world to follow?

How long will the 'great' American Empire last? As India and China continue to grow and develop, so they will require more and more resources. Will America start telling them too, "Don't do as we do, but do as we say"? [Source: BBC: China: Environment]

According to Bush and Blair, the invasion of Iraq was supposed make the world a safer place. In reality, the number of Americans killed in Iraq during 2004 (ie the year following the invasion) exceeded the number killed during 2003. Americans are still being killed in Iraq. Another great success story, much like Afghanistan? [Source: Iraq Body Count]

What has been achieved? By Wednesday 9 January 2008, at least 3,921 members of the U.S. military had died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003. This figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,183 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. [Source: Associated Press]

The United States says it is ready to create a rapid reaction force to defuse cluster bombs left over from conflicts. Meanwhile, the US, Russia, China and Israel, which all produce and stockpile the weapons, oppose efforts to ban cluster bombs. [Double Standards] Cluster bombs have affected more than 70 countries. The UN says about four million cluster bombs were dropped by Israel on Lebanon during 2006. [Source: BBC]

The US continues to supply Israel with staggering amounts of arms and military 'aid'. [Source: Arms Trade Resource Center] Total direct aid to Israel, 1948-2003 US$89.9 billion. Since 1976 Israel has been the largest annual recipient of US aid. It is the largest cumulative recipient since World War II. [Source: Jewish Voice for Peace: US Military Aid and Israel]

Countries like Syria and Iran have been accused by the US of sponsoring terrorism, yet its close ally Israel is permitted to attack its neighbours with impunity, while America and Britain turn a blind eye. Surely Israeli assassinations of Hamas leaders is state-sponsored terrorism? [Double Standards]

How can Jews, who suffered so badly under the Nazi Third Reich, treat their Arab neighbours so inhumanely? Surely, they of all peoples, should realise that their behaviour is unacceptable in the 21st Century. If the Palestinians kept Israeli Jews in concentration camp-like conditons, occupied their land, bulldozed their houses, attacked them with American-made fighter jets, helicopters and tanks, and erected a Berlin-style wall on their land, then quite rightly there would be a world-wide outcry. I think Israel's appalling treatment of the Palestinians is absolutely deplorable and America and the rest of the world should be doing more to redress the balance.

Israel should be boycotted until it starts treating its neighbour more fairly. If more people did the same then Israel would change its policies. Boycott was successful against apartheid in South Africa.

Bush and Blair would like us to forget the non-existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. According to Bush, now the latest threat to America's security is Iran. Which country next? North Korea? Syria?

Why must America always have an "Evil Empire" to battle against? Previously it was nazism and fascism, then it was communism, now it's terrorism. What part does the massive American armaments industry, not to mention the oil lobby group, play in the justification for waging wars? Who owns them and what do they stand to gain from wars waged in the name of "freedom and democracy"? Are those who feel they must carry a gun, truly free? Does democracy spring from the barrel of a gun? Is might always right?

Why should it be acceptable for America to develop nuclear and biological weapons, but be unacceptable for other nations to research ways of defending themselves against such weaponry? Why should it be right for Israel to have nuclear weapons, but wrong for countries like Iran or North Korea to have nuclear power? [Double Standards]

Why should the majority of the people in the world, who are non-Christian, be expected to conform to an American Christian fundamentalism and so-called "American values"? Clearly, American values no longer include tolerance, fairness or compassion. America, which espouses democracy, refuses to deal with democratically elected leaders of Hamas, yet closely allies itself with undemocratic countries like Saudi Arabia. [Double Standards] [Source: BBC]

Why should other countries copy American "culture" and have to embrace capitalism? Does this mean the rest of world should follow America's example and emulate her $10 billion pornography business? [Source: Forbes]

The world's population has doubled since 1960, so now 6% of the world's population owns 59% of its wealth. Do you think that is fair? For example, more is spent on armaments and warfare, than on education. Is that reasonable? I think it is absolutely deplorable! How many billions of $ has America spent on waging war in Iraq? What has it achieved? Just imagine what could have been be achieved, had the money been spent fighting HIV/AIDS, maleria, tuberculosis, influenza, or providing clean water for more people worldwide?

India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2050, while the populations of some countries will shrink by nearly 40%. According to the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), the next half century will see wild swings in population sizes. [Source: BBC: India: Population]

It predicts that the number of people on Earth will reach 9.3 billion (ie 9.3 x 10⁹) by 2050, compared with 6.3 billion today. Britain's population is likely to overtake that of France, while the US will grow by nearly 50%.

The Minature Earth site illustrates the current situation quite brilliantly:

The Miniature Earth