Ever notice how some Americans find an enemy to justify themselves? May be called Nazis, Blacks, Communists or

Historically America was fairly isolationist. If you'll recall, despite pleas from England, France, and the majority of Europe we resisted entering WWII until Pearl Harbor was bombed. It is only since that time that we've developed our strange need to find enemies to define ourself by. North Korea, Vietnam, USSR, Islamo-fascism, Saddam Hussein, Panama, Cuba, Colombian drug runners, Hugo Chavez. It gives us a reason to spend trillions of tax payer dollars to defense contractors and gives the 18 year old boys from the red states an outlet to go play cowboy in foreign countries.

Lols what are snappers, i'm british, and that i decide for to be attentive to, to be sure if we've them or not :P Being a non american, i won't achieveable answer this question with out worry of being anti american. i admire human beings in themselves, not plenty there government concept, and that i think of that there next enemy often is the chinease, as that seems the way issues are going this time. Plus they're alrady communist,so...

You mean SOME americans. Because I'm an American and I dont fall into this category. But what you said can apply to every race and ethnic background in this world. People of every race often seeks to blame something on others, whether it be the next door neighbor, Muslims, Mexicans, Whites, Blacks, italians, the government, the Irag war, etc.

As an American... it's hard not to see. Ever since the end of the Cold War, those in power have needed an enemy in the world... or it feels that way, and due to this and their ownership over the mass media, they've sprinkled their ideologies of superiority to most people in the country.

This isn't an "American" thing. It's a human thing.

Al-Qaeda chose Americans as their enemy to justify their terrorist acts. Nazis chose the Jews as their enemy to justify their seize of power. European explorers chose "savage" natives as their enemy to justify their colonialism.

So blame the individuals who subscribe to illogical and selfish excuses; not anyone who happens to be vaguely related to that group.

Well let's see.. the Nazi's tried to conquer Europe and slaughtered millions, Blacks have never been an "enemy", and Communists also tried to take over Europe, Built a bunch of Nukes and pointed them at us, and hate the American way of life, Muslims want to kill all Jews, and send planes into skyscapers. They also send their women and children off to blow themselves up in order to kill other women and children.

So yes, I think we are actually better than these groups. And if they try to fight us, we have to give them a smack.

LOLOL America is young on the scene.

European countries have been doing that for MUCH longer. In fact Europe EXPORTED the talent to America with those who came over FROM Europe.

Can you say "Colonialism"??

Look in the mirror first there, eh?

The Land letter was a letter sent to U.S. President George W. Bush by five evangelical Christian leaders on October 3, 2002, outlining their theological support for a just war pre-emptive invasion of Iraq. The letter was written by Richard D. Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. It was co-signed by Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries, Bill Bright, chairman of Campus Crusade for Christ, James Kennedy, president of Coral Ridge Ministries, and Carl D. Herbster, president of the American Association of Christian Schools.

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It's not just American's who find an enemy.

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