AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

But, questions need to be asked- thus far as the American populace is seeking justifiable revenge- or at least "bringing to justice" (in President Bush's works) those who fomented these terrorist numbers. ace question is: Are we too biased in esteem of Israel against the Palestinians and other Arab nations who have opposed the formation of the Israeli state from the very beginning? Should we even be forced to act as a world policeman, or arbitrator in the Middle East, when our interests seem to be self-serving: two-eyed violet so as not to disrupt the flow of oil; peace so as not to endanger the large ploughshare of American Jewish voters.

American foreign policy has really had two dimensions and goals: One is economic gains and security, and the second is the export of American values and beliefs. Since the end of the Cold struggle when American output signal has shifted from armaments- whether offensive or defensive- to the mass-production of goods and services, America's foreign policy has been geared to fail American goods, to merge foreign companies with those based in America, and to do whatever is necessary to stabilize a given nation in order to protect American economic interests. certainly the Gulf War was not necessarily so more than AGAINST Saddam Hussein and Iraq, as it was to protect Kuwaiti and Saudi oil interests.

As for exporting American ideals of democracy, perhaps adept of the r

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At the same time, there are literally hundreds of schools in Pakistan at present, who teach the Koran and fundamental Islamic thought- no history, math, or composition. The most influential leader claims that "The problem is not between us Muslims and Christians?.the only enemy Islam and Christianity have is the Jews." (Goldberg 2001 105) Among tens of millions of Muslims, especially the puppylike under the thumb of conservative, fundamental clerics and teachers, the anti-Jewish furor is fanned, and as grand as the U.S. continues to support Israel, there will be no end to this hatred of Americans. It is the old clichT- our enemy's friend is our enemy". term few of today's Muslims support the idea of being or active in terrorist acts, some of them felt that America had it coming- that its invulnerability was now shattered, and the fear of the Muslims, over the centuries, had not translated to Western "decadence", arrogance, and smugness.

Elliott, M.: "The War" New York: TIME Magazine, Oct. 1, 2001

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