Why they hate America: (Liberals)

Unfortunately, as I write this America has been about its nefarious business, engaged in a hegemonic war for oil. It seems mercenaries have assassinated a prominant political leader and freedom fighter in Iraq. Truly, it is a sad day for peace; as I expect this can only further enrage peace-loving muslims the world over turning them into terrorists and perpetuating the (American-inspired) cycle of violence.

Michael Moore may have said it best when he eviscerated Bush for creating the insurgency:

The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not "insurgents" or "terrorists" or "The Enemy." They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow -- and they will win. Get it, Mr. Bush? You closed down a friggin' weekly newspaper, you great giver of freedom and democracy! Then all hell broke loose. The paper only had 10,000 readers! Why are you smirking? ~MichaelMoore.com

If only we had pulled out by now

Sadly, many today are glad that Zarqawi is dead. Bush voters, as well as many non-Bush voters, still don't get it. The cycle of violence will continue until America learns that it cannot bring democracy at the point of a gun; and that the relentless pursuit of oil profits is not a good enough reason to go to war.

I ask you, why do so many of our soldiers have to die for nothing?

If only we had the sense to pull out when John Kerry and John Murtha demanded it. Zarqawi might still be alive today and we might have the chance to stop the cycle of violence.

Until Americans learn that every 'enemy' we face today has been created by the actions of America itself, we will continue to be hated all around the world and continue to be the targets of terror because we refuse to address the underlying causes of the violence.

For instance, no less than Gandhi's grandson spoke out after Nick Berg's brutal beheading by Zarqawi (with a dull knife you may remember), about how America had failed miserably to end the violence after 9/11. His logic is unassailable.

He said the United States had an opportunity to change the cycle after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but did not take advantage.

"If we had not gone to seek revenge after 9/11 and reached out with the rest of world to improve the lives of the rest of the world, we could have achieved something. But we blew that,'' he said.

"One of the reasons for terrorism is that the (United States') relationship with the rest of the world has not been a good one. That results in the conflict we face today.''

~Gandhi: U.S. Continued Cycle of Violence with 9/11 'Revenge'

Root causes: who's to blame

Nick Berg's own father is speaking out about the murder of Zarqawi. Our culture of violence is evident even within this CNN article (amazing!) which prominently asks viewers to watch a video of the murder of Zarqawi itself... in essence, to watch as the weapons of mass destruction from our war machine obliterate any hope for peace and perpetuate the cycle of violence.

MICHAEL BERG: Well, my reaction is I'm sorry whenever any human being dies. Zarqawi is a human being. He has a family who are reacting just as my family reacted when Nick was killed, and I feel bad for that. (Watch video of the two bombs falling on al-Zarqawi -- 2:00)

I feel doubly bad, though, because Zarqawi is also a political figure, and his death will re-ignite yet another wave of revenge, and revenge is something that I do not follow, that I do want ask for, that I do not wish for against anybody. And it can't end the cycle. As long as people use violence to combat violence, we will always have violence. cnn.com

When will we learn?!? We are only creating more terrorists this way!

Now, take someone who in 1991, who maybe had their family killed by an American bomb, their support system whisked away from them, someone who, instead of being 59, as I was when Nick died, was 5-years-old or 10-years-old. And then if I were that person, might I not learn how to fly a plane into a building or strap a bag of bombs to my back?

That's what is happening every time we kill an Iraqi, every time we kill anyone, we are creating a large number of people who are going to want vengeance. And, you know, when are we ever going to learn that that doesn't work? cnn.com

Ann Coulter widows

But we know from other victims of terrorist violence, like 9/11, that it will not stop or be prevented until people like Ann Coulter and George Bush are stopped. The war on terror cannot be won until we have a President that will acknowledge that we are as much to blame for 9/11 as anyone else, and take steps to reverse the damage we have done in the world.

"Three thousand people were murdered on George Bush's watch."-- Kristin Breitweiser

"President Bush and his workers . . . were the individuals that failed my husband and the 3,000 people that day."

So we see, that if it were not for Bush, 9/11 might not have ever happened.

We created the theocracy in Iran -- and who knows what kind of horrible consequences will flow from the present atrocities we are committing in Iraq today. Just as we failed to protect the Jersey Girls husbands on 9/11 we are today creating another disaster in Iraq.

BERG: Well, you know, I'm not saying Saddam Hussein was a good man, but he's no worse than George Bush. Saddam Hussein didn't pull the trigger, didn't commit the rapes. Neither did George Bush. But both men are responsible for them under their reigns of terror.

I don't buy that. Iraq did not have al Qaeda in it. Al Qaeda supposedly killed my son.

Under Saddam Hussein, no al Qaeda. Under George Bush, al Qaeda.

Under Saddam Hussein, relative stability. Under George Bush, instability.

Under Saddam Hussein, about 30,000 deaths a year. Under George Bush, about 60,000 deaths a year. I don't get it. Why is it better to have George Bush the king of Iraq rather than Saddam Hussein? cnn.com

Postscript: a treasury of deathless quotes.

Al Gore has made his sharpest attack yet on the George Bush presidency, describing the current US administration as "a renegade band of rightwing extremists". gaurdian.co.uk - - -

Kerry agreed completely with someone’s assessment that everything that Bush does is solely for the purpose of looting the country. He basically said that Bush and his cohorts are criminals and that history will judge them so. hollywood liberal
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There is no "War on Terror."

There is, however, a "war" on the U.S. Constitution. alternet.org
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"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs. Whether you like it or not..." ~John Kerry

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