"They" are not only against the US... "They" are against EVERYTHING which we in the western world take for granted - look at how the Taliban ruled Afghanistan - this is how some of them envision the world...
When you see the US flag burning, then its simply because they didnīt have any Canadian or EU flags in the local bazaar - the USA is a symbol on the freedom we have in the western world - thats why they burn it.
Their actions are not due to something the US did 30 years, or even 10 years ago - their actions are caused by imams who uses fear/anger to stay in or gain power... You should ask yourself why that is - why do they want to attract all this power/influence? The reason is that the western world have launched a revolution in the Middle East called "Democracy". And please before you grab your socialist history handbook, so you can repeat every wrong during ever happende in mankindīs history, then remember that its never too late to adjust ones view of the world. This is what the US, and EU have done - they have actual started to tear down many of those they keept in power, so "the people" in the Middle East can get the same freedom as we have in the western world. Now you can not expect Utopia tomorrow, this takes time, and will cost blood, but you can not stop evolution. In time the Middle East will have Democracy, and then the killing will stop.
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if there wasn't a Bush in the Whitehouse, history since 2001 would be different
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Who can really tell about "what if"? What if the US had not invaded Afghanistan, would we have seen more attacks like 9/11? What if Saddam was still in power today - would the Middle East be more safe, would iraqis have any chance of Democracy in their lifetime?
What matters is what happende, and how it will turn out.
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As for the Canadian thing...
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Then I still find it funny/ironic... Here Canada have a small dispute with one of the most civilized countries in the world, and how do Canada react? By "flexing its military muscles" - you might not be able to see the irony, but after hearing so much "we live in peace, love and harmony - you are warmongoes" talk when comparing Canada and the US...