[quote]lixy wrote:
Jason Voorhees wrote:
Iran is NOT more peaceful than the U.S… Are you claiming the citizens and government of their country are generally more civilized than Americans?
The U.S. has invaded more countries than Iran because they have been asked for assistance in a lot of situations. Iran doesn’t have the military power to help out much and I’m not sure how many would expect them to lend a hand.
Again, my observation is simple. A lot more innocents have died because of the US than because of Iran. Infer from it what you will.
Did anyone ask you to invade Iraq? Did you see any Vietnamese referendum asking for your intervention in the 60’s? Did the Cubans ask you to starve them? Did the Palestanians beg you to arm Israel so they can be oppressed? How about the Contras? El-Salvador? Guatemala? The Somalians you bombed in January?
Yes, the US did some good things. I can’t argue against that. But it doesn’t make up for the other bit.
I maintain that historically, Iran has proven to be a lot less belligerent than the US. Their secret services don’t topple elected officials. Their army isn’t present in 120 countries across the globe. Their arsenal is very small compared to yours. It has nothing to do with civilization; it’s a foreign policy issue.
Numerous polls have been taken, and the US always tops the ranks as the biggest threat to world’s peace. That’s gotta say something!
US seen as a bigger threat to peace than Iran, worldwide poll suggests.
US seen as a bigger threat to peace than Iran, worldwide poll suggests | World news | The Guardian [/quote]
So people fear the most powerful country in the world. What a surprise. I don’t think their fear is justifiable considering the overwhelming good we’ve done. Look, every country has their pros and cons. No one is saying the U.S. is perfect but they certainly look a lot better than the wackos that are running Iran. Are you claiming that if Iran was indeed a superpower that they wouldn’t be causing serious harm to the rest of the world?