I'm iranian and I Want you know that: do the american really think that they should kill us?
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I don't know where you heard the American people want to kill you, but it's completely false. The vast majority of the American people want Iranians to have freedom to choose their path in life without fear of an opressive government. Americans would gladly support Irans people in building a free and prosperous nation which would be welcomed with open arms by all nations. The problem is the Iranian government talking about using nuclear weapons in premptive attacks. Its not the people, its the government.
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I see the Point of the Article.....But  I think the Administration is taking the right Approach here,This is my opinion why:1-The younger Generation of Iran do not like its Gov. Policies.Wouldnt be surprised if some or all allied nations trying to stir people against war.2-Irans leader has been making unprovoked threats to many nations,making this a European problem as well.Because of types of threats,War could very well mean WWIII.I think Administration is hoping that our Allies take the lead in any negotiations because Irans military capabilities make it a bigger threat to europe.3-If it comes to American military involvement,look at a map,to see where our soldiers are with regards to Iran.With Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan,Fleets in Persian Gulf, And our bases in Europe and Asia,we are well positioned Militarily.Although my personal belief is that Iranian leader is Crazy(literally)I hope this situation resloves itself.The majority of young Iranians are just like us,they want to live like us and european nations,its just that they have a lunatic with a very large military loyal to that lunatic for a leader.Please note that my opinion is based on what I know and learned through discussions with Iranian Immigrants at school.\nSorry 4 any typos...heavily medicated....
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Yes killing them all would be the quick answer.\nBUT.\nThe truth is.\nWe have to allow their children to do more then learn to hate us.\nMost of the older generations of Islamist in the Middle East have grown up learning only to hate anybody that is not like them.\nIts not just us they want to kill.Look at what is Happening in France,Germany, and the rest of the European world, they are being swallowed up by Islamist who have no desire but to rid this world of all but Islam.They state it daily, and raise their children to feel the same way.\nDont forget, the Middle Easterners have television, and the net ,But what they see is restricted to only what their Islamic leaders want them to see.\nA perfect example of what I am saying is with the Kurds, They became tired of the death and destruction, and started to build a free society, That is why Saddam was killing them by the thousands, their quest for freedom was a threat to the Islamic way. But after we freed them again they have begun to thrive as a democracy,They have electricity, schools, hospitals,Their women are treated as equals,and they are beginning to grow in peace. You dont hear anything about it, because it would Further support what Bush is trying to do in the rest of that forsaken land,\nThe answer lies in the children.\nP.S. Any body that has the ability to think independantly, and do their own research would realise that no matter what we did or didnt do in the past would not keep the Islamic freaks from trying to kill us, the real problem that we have in this country, is that they have learned how to use the "willing media", as well as a few Anti American politicians to fool the weak minded in this country. Hint Hint COLD STONE
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Dear friend \nThey never answer you without hostile as vessels leak what they hold before this i always thought American people are very nice , kind and respectable as my bf was so but when i came here in this hell i saw he was just an exception most of the American or west people are not the same they dont seem to be fair enough even they are not respectable \nthey lie insult and cheat ...just read their Q&A in here tell me could a respectable person talk so? I wonder what a culture they have ? What kind of human  they are ?\napart of all nonsense about iran and iranian that they have written in here apart of politics and ... i m sure you know well as a member of iranian people that how much our people respect to foreign when they are coming to our country u might see over and over the way they treat with foreign in our country  you know well about their hospitablity...now just read their words toward our people what do you think about them? what do you expect from them? ohh even i feel shame instead of them when i read their statement about iran and iranian people what we must expect from such a people ?\ngenerosity ?fair ?humanity ?\nthey let to themselves to take decision instead of us even they let to themselves to talk about changing our government or president its funny !!\ni m not saying that i m agree with all happened in our country maybe there are some wrongs but its not their business\neven if some thing went wrong its us who must take decsion for ourselves not any one from another country i dont think the people who intervene in internal affairs of a country are respectable \n\nyou see even in here some of them trying to decline the certain right of Iran for use of nuclear technology with illegal reason like this one :\nThe IAEA has ordered Iran to stop.Have they?\n\nwhy they think we must stop our peaceful nuclear activites ?\nOfcourse Iranian scientist managed to achieve nuclear technology while the country was under sanctions iran still ready to respect the decision of the international bodies if they respect irans legal right for the peaceful use of nuclear technology \nHOW EVER WE WILL NOT REGARD THESE DECISION S AS VAILD IF THEY DENY US OUR RIGHT \nhow you can complain of peaceful nuclear activities just for scientific research when your owen country have weapon nuclear ? how you can base your reason just on a statement of our president that Israel must wipe from map and say Iranian are terroist yet he doesnt committed to it but \nWhat a bout the killing of so much innocence people in Iraq and Afghanistan due to your government actions? Do you approve it? Why don’t you prevent that? Could I scold all American people for that? Could I call all of them as a terrorist? \nthey cant decline the certain right of Iran for use of nuclear technology base on ( Iranian president words about Israel )So what about the April 22 edition of the Israel daily Harretz quoted saying that the Mossad is plotting to assassinate Irainian president Mohmud Ahmadinejad?\nObviously , when both united states and its western allies encourage Israel to commit such crimes and to intensify its sponsored terrorism , we can not expect to see global terrorism eradicated . violence alwasys begets violence.\nRight now you see they are nt agree that a country like Iran have nuclear technology for providing fuel electricity plants medical and agricultural usage only.\nthe answer is obvious Well dont you think if they hadnt distorted the standard of peacful purposes before or they had the standard of good and bad now they hadnt problem with peacful nuclear activities of Iran ? \nif you read American history books you will note that America dropped atomics bombs on Japons two cities\nHiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 for ending the war and brining peace to the that war torn country so as claimed by Harry s. truman , the u.s. president , nuclear weapons could be used for peacful purposes too !!\nWest can not impose wrong decisions on Iran under UN cov
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No, I don't think America should do this. They must learn from their past experiences...(Vietnam, Iraq..). Its the war of OIL. and let me tell you that Iran is not Iraq or Vietnam, and America knows it very well.\nAnd why the hell Americans love to be the global POLICE. They have everything with them(Nuclear weapons), but nobody else could have it. What is this non sense.
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I am not American and therefore I don't qualify to answer this question, but I just have to comment on some of the other answers:\n\nTo tyingtobenice: \n\nIf you're trying (as opposed to tying) to be nice, you have a funny way of doing it. I don't think America is in the business of making its European allies 'pay through the nose for every thing they have said'.  The American people however, might do well to take a look more critically at what is being done in their name and decide if there is any truth to the allegations (which were made by the American media, not by the Europeans - the Europeans investigated their own involvement in this sordid affair).\n\nTo Rambo Smurf: \n\nIt wasn't the European press that made the allegations - it was the American media! The Europeans investigated only their own involvement in the rendition and overseas torture programme operated by the US. \n\nTo Daniel B: \n\nWhere is the evidence that your Government keeps you safe? America's actions against the Islamic World are fomenting such hatred that attacks on America and its interests are assured well into the future. You are not being protected by your Government - it is making you a target!\n\nYou also miss the point of the question - we all accept that despotic States torture people. Are you happy that one of those despotic States is your own?\n\nTo marilyn: \n\nHave you stopped to think why America was targeted so viciously? Was it because America was a generous friend of the Islamic States of the Middle East? Have you asked yourself why America has not made the same investment in the Arab World as it has in Israel? \n \nCan you imagine the horror the people and familes who have been the victims of US-aggression in Middle East went through?\n\nAs the questioner asks, are you happy that America, your country, kidnaps people and takes them to third countries that torture them for America's pleasure? Are you happy that America is being counted with the despot States of the World - that your country is viewed as a place of violent primitives? It sounds like you may be one of them when you say 'They deserve whatever they get'. \n\nTo david b:\n\nSo by your comments it is clear you support whatever the British might choose to do to the Irish, or the Spanish might do to the Basques? I guess from now on we can assume America will stop supplying funds to the IRA and urge Britain to develop a kidnap and torture programme to keep the uppity Irish in place.\n \nTo amyza29: \n\nSo you bury your head in the sand and it will all go away. Europe is your biggest trading partner and your only reliable ally and friend. When Europe starts to accuse America of despotism it is time for Americans to take note - you will feel it in your pockets as Europe looks to spend its money and its time with more acceptable friends.\n\nTo mymadsky: \n\nIt is your media that broke this story and the Europeans are investigating their own involvement in a disgraceful failure of civilised behaviour. \n\nSo what's my point?\n\nI am really concerned that Americans as citizens, do not look critically at the actions of their own Government. Terrible things are being done by the Bush Administration and they're being done in the name of the American people. Yet, as this question illustrates, many Americans seem happy to condone actions that smack of third World despotic dictatorships. What is wrong with America in the 21st Century that its citizens support imprionment without trial, kidnap and torture - all of it without adequate evidience of any wrong doing?
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You are a smart cookie!  Our fiasco in Iraq has given Iran the guts they needed to challenge the US.  After seeing how we're getting our asses kicked by a ragtag bunch of jihadists, they figured it was time to kick some sand in the bully's face.  And yes, anybody who's been paying attention knows that Saddam didn't want to admit he didn't have WMDs because he didn't want to appear weak to the Iranians.  Just another example of how stupid and self-absorbed some Americans can be.  We stumble into areas of the world where we don't have the first clue what's going on.
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As an American I speak only for myself but, IMO our country has done a VERY BAD job of dealing with situations involving extremist recently "last 5 years", "terrorist is a stupid word so I will lean away from it". Different sets of extremist hate us on many different levels for many different reasons. They hate us for any / one or all of the following.\n\n(1) Democracy & Freedom\nSome people live in societies where for hundreds of years oppression, stereotyping, and women being of a lower class are normal. This has been the way for so long "thousands of years" that "they" think it is the right and final way. We as americans seek to stop this way of thinking and open things up. Although mostly in America this is done for open market trade, moreoverly money; under the guise of freedom, "HAHA to think we are free, we as americans no more have freedom than the chinese have free speach." Democracy is a joke we are not a democracy we are a capatialistic totalitarian dictatorship in the dress of a democracy. But our leaders have managed to make it look pretty good. This openness of religion, speech, etc makes some secular groups very angry. We have also in years past mistreated many others from some groups over and over again. As we continue to do at abu graib or guantanamo or any of the secret cia camps "watch road to guantanamo", this info is shielded from us americans but not from others and this is also fuel to the extremist fire.\n\n(2) Capitalism (encouraging personal hardwork, productivity & reward)\nI am a lazy american bastard cant speak for us all but most I know are also. lol no offense \n\n(3) Free market economy\nWe use our free markey economy as a political tool, being the power that america is we can break a country if we cut off trade and make markets flounder just by raising an import tax etc. We are soon to use this against iran by threatening countrys that still trade with them; saying that we will cut them off, since we personally do not trade with iran.\n\n(4) Technology\nDont really think pong makes anyone too pissed lol. But our massive monetary wealth puts a larger portion of americans above the poverty line and makes americans looks like unconcerned yuppies, who do whatever the good BUSH tells us.\n\n(5) Aesthetic value\nProbably hate us for this along with the rest\n\n(6) Order & Accountability\nWe cover everything we do up and try to not even admit it when caught. We are the king of pawning off problems on others. Shoot we invented it.\n\n(7) Love for Mankind (America meaning "lovely"\nWhere you been bubba Bush is trying to milk oil from our nature preserves right now. We have hospitals in new york that throw old people in alleys so they can die with the homeless cause they cant pay.  America seems to hate mankind IMO.\n\n(8) Support for Israel\nYes they hate us for this but you would have to hate many others than just us if it was for this alone.\n\n(9) Superiority of war arsenal\nIt pisses everyone off thats why we have it and why its so superior lol\n\n(10) Others\nThink of something about america something stereotypical   chances are that it is in at least some way true. Those things you just thought of those are more reasons they hate us.
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As an Iranian I'm so ashamed on some treatments of my homeland government, but I hope at least one from White House read my message, suppose Brazil have the "Nuclear Knowledge" and US have not. What you will to do? This is the right of any country to increase its peaceful knowledge. Why in the middle east Israel, India, Pakistan have this technology? Which country has used the Nuclear Bomb? Iran.....? or ... World will not forget murders at Japan, Vietnam, Iraq, and so on... \nBut what I want to say, all American people, you must know, Iranians are opposed to crimes, it is ponderable in events of Iran history.\nHoping Mr. President Bush considers the various aspects of the task as more possible.
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i'm sorry, but...don't you think that WE are their enemy in THEIR book? And that they must think the same things about us??\n\nto the asker: i sure am not American, when it comes to people like you! i mean, can't you look at their side of the story for once? I think we have caused more dammage to them in the space of a couple of years than they have to us\n\nDo i dare say it? or is there a sliver of selfishness here?
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No one plan to Nuke the US specially Iranian, there are more Irani people in US than you can imagine, just go check your best universities like MIT or Stanford.\nThe only attack to US has done by Bin Laden and if you know he was created by CIA in order to prevent Afghanestan to have a government like Iran and Iranian supported Anti Taliban groups in Afghanestan all the time that US was supporting them, and Iran government yelled that he is a murderer, its not Iranian fault.\nUS don't like Iran to be a nuclear power, its a fact but you must search the reason elsewhere, its not hollywood movies, its politics.\nA nuclear Iran will ruin all power equations in Middle East. Even they can force US to leave the territory. That's the real reason.\nIran has threatened Israel to wipe out of the map for 30 years and nothing actually has happened and will not happen.\nThe main use of Nuke isn't military, its political, look at India and Pakistan, they declared they are both have nukes at the same time. they both have it but it was hidden, when one did a nuclear test the other one did it about a week. Can you get my point?\nAbout Iran and Israel there are many hidden facts that I'm not in the mood to repeat(if you really like to know them ask here or email me)\nAnyways don't worry, we will not nuke you, one who has to worry is me because once nice Americans  attacked an Iranian AirBus which was full of civilan travelers and I'm young and want to live long to see my grandchildren.
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You know by looking at my rating I have half a brain I spend half my time laughing at the spelling, questions and ohhh God these answers, enough to know why American is in trouble. However, you are one of the true intelligent ones.  I will beat you are not American, are you?  I agree and if you want to hang Saddam for killing 300,000 Iraqi what do you want to do to someone who has killed 600,000 along with 2700+ Americans.\n\n"Retired Army War College prof. and CIA analyst (6 years) answers questions ranging from the gassing of the Kurds in Halabja [Iraq was not responsible, nor was it genocide by the Iranians], to Israel's push for war on Iraq; and the "chief enemy of the peace movement, the media."\n\nAmericans believe what the want, you're a racist if you love the Confederacy or its flag, Saddam did this or that.  The CIA reports that Saddam did not gas the Kurds!  If you do not believe that file a Freedom of Information Request, see FOIA site below it fills out the request for you (I did -he didn't).  But see for your self!\n\n\nGod Bless You and The Southern People.
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As I've said many times, I feel sincere fear and pity for the Persian people. (I know Iran is populated with many different races, but I just like to write the word Persian).\n\nIt's my understanding that a substantial number of the Iranian populace wishes to be free from the murderous, semi-psychotic Mullahs, and that certifiable former mayor of Tehran, Ahmadinijad.\n\n\nI pray that military intervention isn't necessary; additionally, I hope that the Iranian people themselves depose of the Theocratic Rulers.\n\nHU, and Putin, since Saddam's demise, have turned to Iran as their shared cash-cow. The money Russia and China lost due to Saddam's capture, has been replaced by doing business with Ahmadinijad. Weaponry and technical support, along with oil and natural gas, seem to be the binding links keeping these countries in a like frame of mind.\n\nFrance is just doing what they have always done--  looking out for their own interest. Chirac and Villapan (spelling) don't seem to give a damn about the Iranian people, or the rest of the world for that matter.\n\nThey too lost a lot of business when Saddam fell.\n\nThat leaves America, England, Germany and Australia.\n\nAs I said, I pray military steps are not required to solve this growing dilemma.
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The Iranian people need to realize the world is behind them{the people , not necessarily their government}. As an American, you probably don't care for me very much, but believe me we're pulling for you to retain your democracy, and your heritage as a tolerant, intelligent people, that  will return to the world stage ,embracing nations and  influencing them for the positive ,as Persia did for so many centuries. I sincerely hope someday, America and Iran, the people can come together. Even though our governments may clash at this point in history, power flows from the people whether those in power believe it or not, and someday the peoples of Iran and the US, even though there may be some differences, will join together for a better world!
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no, thats the very reason terrorism against us exists. if a military invaded your country & killed your friends & family would you let it be? i wouldnt. id go all the way off. we tamper with their economies, laws, cultures, news/info & rights. just ain right. so many note the proactive stance,'woudl you rather wait till they attack?'...yes. itll be bad but thats the way it is. what if someone took an interventionist stance on us? we'd be pissed & outraged. by that rational, iran should attack usa since weve already made it clear that we're in their business. about iran, they have no means of making any nuke weapons. they have 2nd generation urenco centrifuges. we have 10th generation. the threat is if india with their new fast burn multipliers will sell iran the uranium for a weapon. although, india makes more selling electricity than weapons. iran has made upgrades to their reactors which allow them to enrich to 8%, 93% is needed for a weapon.\nactually rogerpoirier2, we & uk had blockades on both germany & japan. japan & china were in a big war so russia was the only place they could get recources. remember, theyre an island, not that big. they have limited recources. germany was on their european tour thing & needed to be shut down & thats what we did. only when rngland was attacked did we officially get in it. \nww1\nhttp://weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=88\nww2 http://www.philipdru.com/stinnett_stream.html
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I do believe that the ex-iraqi regime wasn't good at all , it was totally vicious and a real evil , but , please , is it a US leader who meant to correct that ? no and million no , i prefer saddam husain than what america did over there , it was a big lie , they wanted oil for israel,  why should they do that and lose millions of millions ? because simply US is actually ruled and govern by israel , israeli rich people are all in US and they have the US economy in their hands , bush couldn't refuse that ,  yes all those who talked about mass distruction weapons were liers and  america won't do the same with iran because it would be a change point in the history when iran kick US ass-es , NOW  FOR ALL THOSE STILL BELIEVE US ADMINISTRATION : PLEASE , DO U FEEL BETTER WHEN YOUR FAMILIES MEMBERS ARE DYING IN IRAQ IN A WAR THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSE TO HANDLE , ARE YOU HAPPY WHILE IRAQI INNOCENT CHILDREN AND WOMEN AND OLD MEN BEING KILLED WITHOUT ANY MERCY FOR NO CLEAR REASONS ? COME ON I DON'T WANT THAT FREEDOM WHICH DAMAGING A COUNTRY AND MAKE IT EVEN WORSE THAN WHAT I HAS BEEN , PLEASE , AND HONESTLY  , LET'S CONFESS , YOUR DMINISTRATION LIED A BIG LIE , AND YOUR PEOPLE , OUR PEOPLE ( MUSLIMS) , ARE THE REAL VICTIMS , WE DON'T HATE YOU , YOU DON'T HATE US , YOUR ADMIMINSTRATION ARE DOING THINGS LIKE THAT .... THINK AGAIN ,,, AND BE CAREFUL IT'S WON'T BE LIKE THIS NEXT TIME ..\n\n\nTHANKS FOR THE ASKER
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My two cents worth:\n\nI totally agree. You get it - however, apparently, a lot of people don't.\n\nMahmoud Ahmadinejad is a fanatical religous hardliner who supports his own terror organization, the revolutionary guards, along with Hezbollah, Humas and the whole concept of Jihad.\n\nHe has made it clear that Israel is "the little devil" and must be anninilated. You can only guess who the "big devil" is.\n\nHis country practically floats on oil, yet he wants "nuclear fuel for peaseful purposes."\n\nHis rise to power also means that the real power in Iran will lie more than ever in the hands of the Shiite clergy and their supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nice.\n\nTheir demented ideology has made their objectives very clear and their tactics of murder and maiming thousands of innocent victims, for the most part, have not been met with the responce they deserve.\n\nThe civilized nations apparently don't rise up because of internal pressure and discontent from the "idiots" you allude to in your question.\nI suspect most of them were skipping history classes and decorating their VW busses with flower decals while the United States was bleeding in Viet Nam.\n\nLook at the hatred and unwarrented critisim leveled at Bush in America for FINNALLY responding to the acts of war that these Islamic dirt bags have perpretrated against the United States since 1979.\n\nThe United States and its allies are the Islamic terrorists' last hurdle. Iraq is the center of this war on terror. Iran knows this. Syria knows this. The terrorists know this. All of the Muslim nations know this - why don't we know this?\n\nNegotiations is not an option with these psychos.\nLeast we forget that Carter tried diplomacy and negotiations with these radicals for fourteen months while they held American hostages - and, during WWII, France was still debating and still looking for proof that Hitler was actually a threat to Europe - when their proof came marching into Paris wearing swazika arm bands. And, then, there's Chamberlain with his "peace in our time" rhetoric after his negotiations with Hitler. \nGreat Britain remembers - apparently, France does not. For all intent and purpose, Spain was defeated when they withdrew their troops after the terrorist train bombings.\n\nThese people want world denomination under Islamic rule - they woud cut you head off just to make another video - all the while, we debate their "rights" as detainees, cut and run policies and somehow think this threat will disappear if we just stop antagonizing them.\n\nWake up, people - America is not the bad guy here. \n\n"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."   Albert Einstein\n\nArgue with Albert Einstein's logic - if you feel up to the task.