Should countries that are noncompliant with the US be considered terrorist?
543724
The answer should be a firm 'No'.\n\nJust because a country doesn't agree with you doesn't make them an enemy let alone responsible for spreading terror.\n\nBesides, if you were to follow that logic, the whole of the European Union (which includes Britain, Germany, Belgium, france, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy) would now be classified as terrorists as the European Court has ruled it is illegal to transfer passenger data to the US.
689704
No, the US is totally hypocritical to think that the US has a right to certain technology but countries like Iran which are disliked by the US government don't have the same right.  The US is not the world's policeman, and that is why so many people round the world hate the US.
907952
Many of these so called "terrorists" are freedom fighters who do not accept the US govt foreign policies. The US govt has double standard policies based on "YOU ARE EITHER WITH US OR AGAINST US" policy. This is utter nonsense coming from the most" powerful and foolish" man on earth. The US govt should look into the root cause of terrorism to eliminate there problems and thus effectively fight terrorism. War only creates resentment from the civilians and illegal occupation of other countries will create more freedom fighters. Remember that these freedom fighters dont have Tanks,fighter jets etc and have only pathetic weapons compared to the invading forces, so they will obviously resort to guerilla warfare tactics. I think that the British govt should dis-associate from this so called war on terror and concentrate on key issues of world peace.
608226
i'm spiritual so i dont condone terrorism..\nbut as to where it came from,historically a lot of times when 1 country cant defend themselves against another by lining up their soldiers in a field somewhere they resort to kill a few here &there by stealthy means\nwe need to remember its not just 1 or 2 or 10 countries who practise it; most of the countries in the world hav done so at one time or another
1021276
I do not condone killing of any kind oen thing is for sure both parties involved are going about the wrong way. The US trained and armed them [initially], and meddled in things that they should have not gone into the first place. the terrorists' retaliation is unacceptable and the world's muted silence to stop the killing is a bigger folly.
995116
Country X is supporting terrorism through their inaction. If they won't do something to stop the deaths of millions of your people, you should be well within your rights to hold them accountable for the actions of their citizens, rebels or not. If you have to take them out just to fight the rebels on their home turf instead of yours, then so be it.
942870
You are more likely to be a victim of crime than terrorism. This just shows you where their priorities lie. Scaremongering rather than solving.
668323
Let's see........\n\nItaly\nJapan\nFrance\nEngland\nGermany\n\nOh sorry, I was just making a list of countries that have tried to take over the world at some point in history.\n\nYou'll notice the US is not on that list. \n\nPlease make a note of it.
1169604
No they are not terrorists. They were there in the first place, so why should they be kicked out? It's just not fair, in my opinion.
172323
Proves that the U.S. is nothing but a rogue state, and a threat to the world. The U.N. needs to be as tough on the U.S. as has been with other rogue states. The U.S. NEEDS to be punished for all ill it has done.
327562
The countries that the US does not have normal trade relations are:\nCuba, Zimbabwe, Kampuchea (Cambodia), North Korea, while Sudan and Iran are still considered State Supporters of Terrorism.\n\nLybia was taken off of sanctions when Kadhafi agreed to pay for the Lockerbee victims and abandoned nuclear weapons.\n\nVietnam has normal trade, but their products must still pay the higher duty rates.
1024560
People say "because they cant be trusted with them!", which is ridiculous. I dont expect they think we can be trusted with them either! \n\nWe are not the world police!\n\nI am sick and tired of Americas "DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO" attitude. Its incredibly patronising and shows a blatent lack of respect for other nations.....which, by the way, is exactly what spurs the terrorists on in the first place.
762795
I don't think there is a simple answer to that one. With the exception of maybe Iran, the regimes you mention are against terrorism. Not that there aren't elements within their governments that support them. Overall terrorists are a major threat to these countries regimes. Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia deal rather harshly with terrorists. The threat would be nukes getting into the wrong hands.
321362
First of all we have to define terrorism precisely and accordingly define who are the terrorists, then and only then we can know how to ban and devastate terrorists and terrorism; because I believe that those who are now considered as terrorists were and still are made by superpower countries due to the injustice policies of these countries, take an example; Saddam was considered as terrorist, tyrant, dictator, and all other similar bad things, but who let him to be what he became?, USA governments supported him for years and provided him with chemical weapons, and technical and intelligential information against his opposers, it is well known now that Donald Ramsfeild, himself was one of such links between USA administrations and Saddam regime , therefore if we have to consider Saddam as a terrorist and to punish him accordingly; then all those who supported and cooperated with him should be considered as more dangerous terrorists than him and they must be punished as well. \nFinally, I would like to say that since those who are in power keep believing that "Power is always Right" and not that the "Right should be above the Power", we have to keep expecting more and more of terrorism and terrorists.
1014049
I totally agree with you. Why can the US have nuclear bombs and wmd and we do have them. Why cant other countries. Its none of our business. Read the constitution we are not to go to war with any other country unless that country attacks us. But what do we do we invade countries that have disputes with other countries and stick our big fat noses into everything. No wonder America is a HATED country.
677002
There is a "coalition of the willing" that include more than this...however, most of these countries have the resources to only show "token support" These countries should also be acknowledged appreciatively.\nThere are however many countries who prefer to reap the benefit of this coalition's efforts (ie future security and freedom)without sharing in the responsibility.\nThere are also so-called world powers like Russia that want to keep American power in check. Of course they do not want war with America ... but snicker when America suffers casualty in it's response to World threats.\nIran is an example.  Iran is taunting America...America must respond. Russia is poking each with a needle while giggling on the sideline.\nOf course....Should Iran show any serious signs of a threat...Russia will necessarily join in the melee on the side of responsibility (US, Great Britan and coalition)
90249
Mexico is not the true problem for US security. The problem that makes the US a target of terrorism is its policies imposed over other countries which clearly violate their sovereign rights. Outside the US, Americans are perceived as people who only care about themselves, their business and their money. A good lot of American policies imposed over other countries have been clearly a violation of the rights of democracy in those countries, just to favor some major US corporations. Bush should be spending more time trying to make peace than invading other countries and attacking other nations because their ways are different than ours.