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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (151764)	11/16/2004 3:35:28 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

You say part of the anger toward the US is US support for repressive and I will add non-progressive regimes. Point taken. But i would also add that these repressive regimes over the years regardless of where their support comes from have scapegoated other countries to divert their people's attention from their real problems. Thus the Palestinaian mess that never had to be if all the arab states hadnt been rejectionist for so long. And now the US fits that model to some extent as well. US has been in league at various times with corrupt authoritarian governments all over the world. It is just too simplistic to blame that alone for anti-american sentiment. mike

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (151764)	11/17/2004 1:34:43 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The people in the Muslim countries, like the people everywhere, want governments that are responsive to their needs and blame their governments when their lives are not according to their expectations. In this they are no different than the people of other countries. The problem is that unlike the people in the West, they cannot vote their governments down. Governments that by and large have remained in power with the US help. As a result the US ends up as a party to their anger and hatred. We deal with these governments but for the most part we didn't put them in place, and we don't use force to keep them in place except in response to an outside invasion (for example our response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait). We did put a former government in Iran in place and we have intervened in Lebanon, but for the most part these governments put themselves in power and keep themselves in power. Tim