Which country is biggest threat to peace?

chequita guevara · January 13, 2003, 14:07

http://www.time.com/time/europe/gdml/peace2003.html

Well, according to 75.2% of 89,984 Euro's, it's the United States. Not that that's such a small surprise.

It's a web survey, so it's not accurate, but it's fun.

Bereta_Eder · January 13, 2003, 14:08

With people like Shi and Dinodoc the result is no surprise

chequita guevara · January 13, 2003, 14:09

Let's not get personal now. Remember, the parents are watching.

Bereta_Eder · January 13, 2003, 14:12

I can substantiate it.

People who are gang - ho and content to see other people suffering in favor of their "national interests" are the prime reason for the US' horrible image around the world.

The biggest enemy of the US is not Osama but them.

Az · January 13, 2003, 14:34

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People who are gang - ho and content to see other people suffering in favor of their "national interests"

says the one that promotes his nationalist agenda on the backs of the kurds.

Bereta_Eder · January 13, 2003, 14:36

I am amazed Israel is not on the poll.

Dauphin · January 13, 2003, 14:41

Which nations are bigger threats to peace? Name some nations which are up for a fight as much as the US is in Iraq?

Dauphin · January 13, 2003, 14:43

There are greater regional threats to peace, but the US is only one of a few nations who can be active anywhere, that is a main point I think.

Gatekeeper · January 13, 2003, 14:46

Oh, yeah! We're BAAADDDD.

**does the evil dance, wearing jackboots stained w/the gore of hundreds of millions of innocents crushed beneath the American war machine**

But, seriously, I think Vatican City is the planet's deadliest nation. They have an army of hundreds of millions that can be activated by a single cry from the Pope! And they're everywhere!

Gatekeeper

Bereta_Eder · January 13, 2003, 14:49

Not to mention the Swiss Guard.
They have polearms.

chequita guevara · January 13, 2003, 14:50

If we're such a big threat to peace, why do you resist us?

Az · January 13, 2003, 14:54

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I am amazed Israel is not on the poll

Israel can't be considered a global threat, because it's influence around the world is minute. You however, didn't answer my question.

Boris Godunov · January 13, 2003, 14:56

Malta. Must be Malta.

Bereta_Eder · January 13, 2003, 15:00

Israel can be considered a threat to world peace

doh

Traianvs · January 13, 2003, 15:13

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says the one that promotes his nationalist agenda on the backs of the kurds

Hmm you asked a question?

I wouldn't consider Israel a threat to world peace directly, it's more I think, just like GB a minor threat

but not in the way as the US of course, the US do agressive actions, while Israel is still more or less defending it's own population (even though they do it in a totally wrong way of course)

Btw I wouldn't say that the US are the biggest threat to world peace, but Bush and his entourage, and perhaps you can count his countless zealots (=> people who blindly voted for him) along as well...

I think that an entire population is only seldom a threat to world peace, it's more the leaders, which is logical of course

Arrian · January 13, 2003, 15:45

Wow. What a shock.

-Arrian

TCO · January 13, 2003, 15:52

Well if they are so worried about us, how come we have to do all their dirty work in the Balkans. Those Euros are a bunch of whining little brother types.

Inverse Icarus · January 13, 2003, 15:56

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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Malta. Must be Malta.

malta is CLUTCH in axis and allies: europe. that british fighter can get annoying if you don't take it out on germany turn 1.

orange · January 13, 2003, 16:00

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Originally posted by Azazel
Israel can't be considered a global threat, because it's influence around the world is minute.

Ted Striker · January 13, 2003, 16:00

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Originally posted by GP
Well if they are so worried about us, how come we have to do all their dirty work in the Balkans. Those Euros are a bunch of whining little brother types.

THANK YOU

Traianvs · January 13, 2003, 16:04

Well arrian you sarcastic fool, he asked what country was the biggest threat to world peace, no need for jerky reactions..

And besides, I for one don't ask for US troops to barge in the Balkans and act like big daddy punishing that bad bad children again.. European peacekeeping troops should be all that is needed. US gov is a big threat to world peace because it wants its way everywhere on the world, it has to go according to what they want, so stfu

Inverse Icarus · January 13, 2003, 16:04

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Originally posted by Azazel

Israel can't be considered a global threat, because it's influence around the world is minute.

isreal pisses of arabs. arabs piss off americans. american affect world peace.

you're nothing more than a puppet that's leanred to pull it's own strings.

Zero · January 13, 2003, 16:20

Im surpised no one mentioned conspiracy theory about the awfully too friendly neighbor called canada... :lol"

Az · January 13, 2003, 16:38

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you're nothing more than a puppet that's leanred to pull it's own strings.

well, most nations did that after the end of the cold war.

DinoDoc · January 13, 2003, 17:31

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Originally posted by Trajanus
European peacekeeping troops should be all that is needed.

Like the ones at Srebrenica?

Shi Huangdi · January 13, 2003, 17:31

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Originally posted by paiktis22
With people like Shi and Dinodoc the result is no surprise

Staaten von Amerika uber Alles!

Webpolls are not considered to be scientifically accurate. Such polls tend to net a disproportinate response from fools such as Pattycakes.

Pekka · January 13, 2003, 17:38

Well, this is not a big surprise, is it? But this has one failure, it doesn's show if people think it's good or bad.
Now, the US is the only country fighting all the time with various of countries, so it's the biggest 'threat' to peace.
This is a poll just showing who does most fighting and is expected to fight in the future.
There could be a new rising force, NK though..
Because there is only one country that could take many countries into submission, it's the US, so it's the biggest threat right now, but as for world peace there is no big threat. the US is not a threat to world peace. If NK however wants to mess with the world peace, then it's the biggest threat and it seems to like showing off right now so we will see..

Shi Huangdi · January 13, 2003, 17:42

From time.com Europe:

http://www.time.com/time/europe/maga...r/story_5.html

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Despite the strains, there is a lot of resilience built into the Atlantic alliance. European regard for America may be declining, but it's still high: 61% approval in Germany, 63% in France, 70% in Italy, 75% in Britain, actually up 24 points in Russia to 61%.

As can be seen barbarians like Paiktis are a minority in Europe. Despite what webpollers say Euro-Apolytoners will claim, most Europeans approve of the USA.

Pekka · January 13, 2003, 17:48

Shi, that's exactly my point. The US is not considered as a bad guy, maybe bad boy, but not a bad guy.

Like Iraq for example. We don't see Iraq as a threat to peace, since they can do little damage. Sure they can do damage, but not that much. The US can do lots of damage if it wants to. Afghanistan can't do damage to anyone. So it has to be someone with power and enemies. That's the US, yes?
So this doesn't mean necessarily something negative.

And we also have to consider this from Euro point of view. Are we afraid that the US is going to attack us? I think not.. Are we afraid anyone attacking us for that matter? I think not.. So we don't see the US as a threat to our peace that much, since we're not having problems in that field. Some other countries however have problems with the US and vice versa, and they have only one common thing, they all are against the US, and if we have to pick one country, it's going to have to be the US.

Pekka · January 13, 2003, 17:52

And as for approving the US, the poll would show even higher results. Euros just usually don't like US taking action so fast, but it's not like they like the other side better. So, approving is higher than that, there's no hating in here even if docfeelgood thinks there is

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Same thing, if I go to US, I really don't expect any racist hunts because I'm from Europe. It goes both ways.