American Involvment in Middle East Peace

Thank you for your response – I will now reply to your claims. You have stated that America has a place in the world to ensure that people throughout the world are treated with dignity. We fought Hitler for this reason. We ‘saved' the Kurds. America has, from 1492 until this present day, planned genocide for the Native American peoples on our own land. To get their land, oil, gold, forests, and whatever else our government coveted from these mistreated citizens. It is a known fact that our government purposely donated blankets and clothing infested with small pox to kill off Natives in many areas. An early case of biological genocide. America has from the arrival of the first boatload of African (American) slaves never learned how to treat our black brothers equally and with dignity. I am with Teddy Rollek, long time mayor of Jerusalem, who said – "When you learn how to get along side by side with your black citizens, then come and teach us how to get along side by side with Palestinians." (Not an exact quote.) You have stated that no group or person needs to be subjected to terrorism. We are there to help. The problem with American policies in the Middle East is that they follow a course of ‘selective' rescue. (As did the policies of the French and British before them.) If America was truly a defender of innocent people from terrorism, where were they when Israeli villages were being totally wiped out by Arabs from their very inception until now? This is not a recent problem. The U.S. is not an altruistic defender; it is a ‘selective' defender. That helps only when they gain. America set up Saddam in Iraq. He didn't follow their program. Now he's a terrorist. Same thing in Vietnam, same thing in Korea, same thing in Cuba, same thing in India and the same thing in several small countries of Africa. The whole world sees it. The Middle East doesn't need us. It resents our intrusion. We don't know who to treat our own citizens, let alone theirs. There will be less bloodshed if America stays out. You have stated that America needs to ‘spread the security around' – expand our military around the globe for security of all. If indeed the American government did protect others out of high moral standards – the whole world would cheer. This is not, in fact, what is happening. The whole world hates and criticizes Americans. Since Bush's two terms, it is not safe for Americans to travel abroad in many areas of the world. This is because the world sees we are in other countries for our own gain. To rip off oil or other benefits – not to help defenseless citizens. Our real motives are being exposed everyday. We don't belong in the Middle East. Many anti-American statements (unfortunately) have a legitimate basis. Due to our government policies – many, many times our troops have been angels of destruction, not angels of redemption. You have stated that the present chaos in Iraq is why we cannot leave now. Americans are raised with very ethnocentric ideals. That is – we think our way is best and best for everyone. It is not. The first main goal of Iraqi Freedom is flawed. Democracy, as we know it, is not the most workable, best-case scenario in all parts of the world. Americans need to live with the fact that other forms of government may work better in certain situations. I'm not condoning malicious despotism, but you can't suddenly change a whole culture, government and mind-set of a nation just because you think they need your form of government. You can adjust, alter, and advise for improvement. This is centuries old practice being tossed out as no-good. They may not want something new. They may not need it. We tell Middle Eastern countries they need women's rights. There is hardly a country there that has not had at least one-woman head of state. American has never had it. What about that? Are they behind, or are we? As for protecting the new government from insurgents – this would not be necessary if Americans were not trying to foist their own system onto an unwilling recipient. The so-called insurgents are ordinary people like Paul Revere, Nathan Hale, and Benjamin Franklin who don't like a colonialist, imperialistic, big bully nation telling them what to do, and they will fight at whatever cost to free themselves from it. We totally destroyed Iraq while playing with and experimenting with new weapons. Iraq was a test-field for our new military inventions. On that you are correct. We need to rebuild the whole country for free – no strings attached. Then leave. Awaiting your response.