Kerry Wins in Lanslide. (If the World could vote)

[Bluedog]

It was descisions made in the White House and the Pentagon that brought our govt to join the US in war.

Australia wasn't attacked, still hasnt been, we are in that fight for you guys, nothing that happened here led to our involvement over there.

Once again, I personally do not have a problem with that, I would be utterly disgusted if my govt had taken any other course of action.

All that aside, yes, US policy has affected Australians, hence, we have an interest in who gets the final say on those policies.
Not a right to intervene, or influence the election in any way, but we DO have an interest.

Why does that upset you guys?

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Bluedog
It was descisions made in the White House and the Pentagon that brought our govt to join the US in war.

So you think that the US controls your government? I don't think so.

[B17Skull12]

Originally posted by NUKE
So you think that the US controls your government? I don't think so.

think again.  we control the world basicly except for small pockets of asia.  our military might has the psylogical ability to control any country we want.

[NUKE]

Bluedog, I see that you seem to be a good guy and I feel that I am also a good guy. I just do not feel that the US is hurting anyone other than it's enemies.

[Bluedog]

I agree NUKE, I dont think the US is hurting anyone who doesnt need to be hurt either. And yep, we're both good blokes, no doubt about that

This whole thread was about why anyone outside the US cared about who was Prez.
I'm just trying to explain that right or wrong, US policies affect other peoples too, and for that reason, other people are interested in who the Prez is.

And no, I dont think that the US controls the Aussie govt, however, as an Ally when you guys go to war, we do to, regardless of weather the reasons for going to war have anything to do with Australia.
That is as it should be in my opinion, I have no doubt that should the need arise again, America would return the 'favour' in kind, and come to our aid.

[NUKE]

I understand your point Bluedog

[Bluedog]

NUKE, Im glad mate, I was starting to wonder if all my drivell made sense only to me

It just annoys me that any question whatsoever regarding the US is taken as 'YOU GUYS SUX0R !! Bush is Hitler!! My country is better!!! blah blah blah" .

I in no way meant any disrespect to the US, it's Govt or it's people, yet I was told I was a fool, that it was none of my business and that I should go fight with the 'resistance' in Iraq against the US and it's Allies.

All us foriegners can do is pray that whoever you guys elect to run your country and make descisions that affect the entire world, that he is in posession of a great deal more level head and intellectual capability than that shown by a lot of guys on this board.

[Cerceuilvolant]

Originally posted by JBA
and Bestroni (sp?) Italin PM then you can comment on who is the president of US.

3 errors in a single sentence (and without the typos)

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Bluedog
Australia wasn't attacked, still hasnt been, we are in that fight for you guys, nothing that happened here led to our involvement over there.

Not really true, first there was Bali where most of the vicims were deliberately Australians and now this:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/indonesia.blast/index.html

[Saintaw]

Here, use this:

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Saintaw
Here, use this:

Saw this is a family site, whatever that is keep it between you and straffo..

[straffo]

grun if you see any reason to phantasm looking at that

I'll call you grungnita

[mora]

Originally posted by Muckmaw1
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040908/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_poll_bush_kerry_040908164913

So what's bothering you guys so much?

Is it Bush saying, I'll do what I think is best for my country first and worry about what the world thinks later/.

Is it Kerry being prim and polished and looking like a Euro?

Is it Bush's Cowbay attitude?

Is it Bush putting America first?

I'm really curious.

But the best part is...this poll is meaningless!

The rest of the world knows nothing about Kerry. You could put Pol Pot there instead of Kerry and the result would be the same. Personally I would vote _almost_ anyone but Bush.