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2004-04-07 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-04-07 8:25:13 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The problem doesn't lie in lack of governmental support, but in the lack of popular support in all countries other than America and (to a lesser extent) UK.

Currently this will not be a problem for the US as long as most people worldwide aren't really interested in the Iraq war one way or another, not enough to make them change their votes anyway. But when they suddenly *do* get interested, as they did in Spain, then anti-American government can easily take the lead in nations that formerly supported you...

"Repairing US relations with the rest of the world" doesn't only concern Germany, France, Russia and a few radical Islamic states -- because it doesn't only concern *states*. Or governments. It concerns whole peoples who in their majorities feel alienated by America's actions.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-04-07 9:18:22 AM|| 2004-04-07 9:18:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "But when they suddenly *do* get interested, as they did in Spain"

>Aris, - I believe they (the Spanish) got interested due to being bombed themselves, not necessarily the war in Iraq. Aznar would of won that election had it not been for the bombing in Madrid despite what was going on in Iraq - as the polls clearly showed on the day before the attack.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-04-07 9:50:42 AM|| 2004-04-07 9:50:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 That's what I meant, Jarhead -- that the bombing suddenly made the Spanish people interested to the war in Iraq, more so than they earlier were.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-04-07 11:32:17 AM|| 2004-04-07 11:32:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 It concerns whole peoples who in their majorities feel alienated by America's actions.

And what actions were those, that caused all this alienation?

Posted by Rafael 2004-04-07 12:38:29 PM|| 2004-04-07 12:38:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The problem is the US can do these things alone and everyone knows it. Why bother if it will get done anyway. In fact you can even oppose the US and try to get on the good side of a lot of bad people and the job will still get done.

Problem with this thinking is the bad people may not give you any credit, they may consider you weak, and a target.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-04-07 2:43:28 PM|| 2004-04-07 2:43:28 PM|| Front Page Top

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