Americans hated worldwide

American overseas policies and military actions have caused a somewhat negative attitude towards the U.S.A. but it is not a hatred for Americans as people. I think the world will give a sigh of relief when Bush ends his term of office and it will be hoped that whoever takes over as President will have a little more insight and understanding.

You need to get our facts correct. The Un did not say not to go to war. They pssed 17 resolution telling Iraq to comply with the weapons inspectors and Iraq did not. The first war with Iraq ended in a Cease Fire which Sadam Hussane broke the Cease Fire. The US responce was a result of the UN saying that force could be used. According to the UN inquirey into their Oil for Food Program the countries that opposed the US gong to war held Billions in Oil Credits issued by Sadam and would only be good if he was in power. Some how the world media seems to think that a Country that stands up to a bully is the bad guy while the bully is the victim.

While I will agree that there is a very negative attitude about the United States and Americans in general, I am not sure that it goes as far as hatred. As far as the Iraq situation, Bush did use the weapons of mass destruction as the reason for the invasion - even though none were found. Now whether or not they were ever there, I do not know. Perhaps they were, perhaps not - though I still have doubts as to this being the only (or even the main) reason for the invasion. I also believe that oil, Saddam Huissien(sp?) and Ossama were all part of the reason for the invasion. I also think it did have something to do with the attacks of 9-11. I do believe that it is time we start to make the Iraqi government responsible for their own, and start to reduce the amount of troops there and our assistance. But at the same time I don't think that we should just pull out cold turkey. There has to be some sort of compromise with this situation. I will admit that Bush has made some shaky and bad decisions while in office, and I do not think he has done as good a job for the American people as he led us to believe he would. I would not vote for him again (even if he could run) knowing what I know now. I also wish I knew then what I know now - I would never have voted for him in the first place. Hopefully whomever is elected next term will be able to do some serious damage control and begin to fix the problems, mistrust, dislike, and negative attitudes that America now faces world wide.

"The UN said..." I quit caring at that point. This is the same UN that doesn't do a thing against several other despots around the world. The same UN that brings pitful efforts to peacekeeping (and plenty of blind eyes with this). The same UN that can go day in and day out hating the country (except of course when the check comes -_-). The same UN that doesn't know genocide when it sees it (Darfur, Rwanda, Congo, Ahmadinejad's remarks), until its far too late.