Very enlightening, thank you for posting this. This seems to reflect the message Ron Paul is spreading, the US has a lot to answer for regarding it's foreign policy. You will rarely see or hear the media in the US report on these matters. I concur this should be required viewing for every American. This is the answer to the question so often asked after 9/11, "Why do they hate us so much?"

And is there any country in the world that hasn't screwed or tried to screw another country?

The question is not if another country has or has tried but with how many they`ve succeeded.

In addition to Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, Democratic presidential candidates Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich have also asked tough questions about the U.S. post WWII foreign policies. In this knee-jerk, 30 second sound bite culture, I have doubts that their positions can be heard enough to rise above ad hominem attacks and result in intelligent, reasoned debate within the mainstream media.

While I personally feel the U.S. has a right and responsibility to protect itself for legitimate defense reasons, these many covert wars, proxy wars and preemptive wars, have too often been waged to further corporate financial interests, rather than to protect our national security. Sadly, The U.S. public is sold these wars on false premises, fear, misdirection and blind patriotism. And often, we are simply altogether ignorant to their existence.

All of that said, I do still believe, that there is another side to the picture. The United States has often been a great benefactor to the world, coordinating an unprecedented amount of humanitarian efforts, and fostering principles of democracy with truly positive results. These efforts are applied unevenly however. Some regions of the world are supported while others are left to suffer unimaginable humanitarian crises.

It appears to me that we experiencing a shift in cultural attitudes and in awareness of these issues. Perhaps after 2009, we will begin to see changes in U.S. foreign policy that better reflects public opinion.

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This was very insightful, this is the stuff that made me more interested in Videosift, as this kind of video is not only enlightning if you have ever been unsure of why the hatred for the US in some countries is so hi, its sad. People get shown an angry mob burning the flag and they have no idea about what led to that, the US media has long been known to be ineffective...

Great post

This kind of post validates the internet. This is why it's here. Great post hoju.

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