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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman
And their physical location was the whole of Afghanistan?
It was within Afghanistan.
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What has anything Britain done throughout history got to do with why America carpet bombed Afghanistan?
You've admitted your ignorance in your question, you are now better informed.
Deliberate ignorance is shown in the unwillingness to learn and to attack the source of the information.
Why ask if you didn't want to know?
As said some pages back, quick to tears and lashing out when you don't get your own way. Thanks for perfectly illustrating the stereotype.
I did want to know, and that's why I asked. However, I also mentioned that I might have more questions as they come up. Perhaps you didn't see that part of my OP.
I wasn't really asking about Iraq or Afghanistan anyway. I was asking for more general, long-term views, not opinions on current events. I only responded in this vein because you chose to bring it up.
But since you brought it up, and since your views seem to be similar to other Brits I have debated with online, I would like to explore this issue further. For example, you deliberately evaded my question by asking another question: "What has anything Britain done throughout history got to do with why America carpet bombed Afghanistan?"
My question may not have anything to do with America bombing Afghanistan, but I was asking in the context of the main topic of this thread, part of which had to do with how Brits form the basis of their opinions about America. If you don't want to answer, then don't answer. It's no skin off me, and I'm certainly not going to fall into tears over it. I just wanted to find out how Brits perceive the world.
I didn't lash out at anyone, nor did I attack any source of information. I was merely asking for more information based on the information previously supplied in this thread.
I would also observe that your opinions about America appear to be based on misinformation, half-truths, and a very selective reading of history. This is not the first time I've encountered this, and part of the reason I posted this thread was to get further elaboration on this inexplicable phenomenon regarding the behavior of some Brits I have seen. Do you do this on purpose? Can you not see how it looks?
If you're just joking about all this, then please say so. I was looking for more serious answers, but if you're not willing to provide serious answers, then that's your choice. I like a good joke, too, but perhaps we can save joking for another thread.
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Like many Americans you don't even understand why 9/11 happened.
What makes you say that? If you're implying that you understand why 9/11 happened, then please enlighten me.
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Muslims don't use casual insults for America.
They just call you 'The Great Satan'.
Yeah, I've heard them say that. I don't care what our enemies say about us. I only wanted to know what our "friends" thought.
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To them, that shows genuine fear and hatred.
Generations will learn from when still on the tit to hate America.
They are willing to die to take you out, or even cost the price of a jeep.
Sitting comfortably?
Well, it's not the first war we've been in, and it probably won't be the last. The world is not quite so simple as you make it out to be, and this includes the Muslim world.
Besides, I was asking about the views of people from the UK and elsewhere in the Anglosphere, not about the views of Muslims. Are you speaking on behalf of Muslims? Are you Muslim yourself?
I don't sit any more or less comfortably than I did during the Cold War.
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