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Originally Posted by Graham
I'm sorry, but I think you need to take a closer look at colonial history and the rise of Western power over the past two or three hundred years, not to mention events such as the Crusades.
We are quite content, when it suits our purpose, to support "Terrorists" (sorry, we like them, so that should probably be "Freedom Fighters") eg Columbia, Nicaragua, Cuba etc. We are happy to supply weapons (including those of mass destruction: Rumsfeld/ Saddam) to questionable regimes (Chile, Indonesia, assorted African states) or do business with countries that have deplorable human rights records (China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia), not to mention being happy to overlook or stay out of conflicts or countries that have no interest or use to us etc.
To portray us as "White Hats" or "Good Guys" whilst ignoring these facts is to blind oneself to the truth.
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All very true. I guess its just upsetting when people bring there wars to your doorstep. Hell, we were slaughtering people in foreign lands at the turn of the centurary even, when we looked on ourselves as more superiour. I guess that feeling still exists today, however, Britian has never bred terrorists or engaged in acts of terrorism (i know, possibly not a true statement, as our goverment is the most secrative in the world). But we have always fought our wars as gentlemen and not crept in the shadows blowing ourselves up around civilians.