tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post111109256784674179..comments2023-06-06T09:18:25.573-06:00Comments on A Warded Neuron: Italian gulibilityHamm172http://www.blogger.com/profile/03760874123481262285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111769787176499812005-03-25T09:56:00.000-07:002005-03-25T09:56:00.000-07:00As we have seen over the years the press often dis...As we have seen over the years the press often distorts the truth to serve hidden political agenda's. The real crime in the Iraqi situation is that peace keepers are required. After years of brutality and oppression the people of Iraq hopefully will soon have the freedoms which we often take for granted. <BR/><BR/>The USA for all its faults is sacrificing its nations youth to help make Iraq and this world a safer and better place to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111769571771731802005-03-25T09:52:00.000-07:002005-03-25T09:52:00.000-07:00As we have seen over the years the press often dis...As we have seen over the years the press often distorts the truth to serve hidden political agenda's. The real crime in the Iraqi situation is that peace keepers are required. After years of brutality and oppression the people of Iraq hopefully will soon have the freedoms which we often take for granted. <BR/><BR/>The USA for all its faults is sacrificing its nations youth to help make Iraq and this world a safer and better place to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111418902944808032005-03-21T08:28:00.000-07:002005-03-21T08:28:00.000-07:00Well, actually you put in the post that public opi...Well, actually you put in the post that public opinion in Italy turned sharply against America after this incident. I was pointing out that it was never really pro-American in the first place. <BR/><BR/>What happened to the car at that checkpoint is probably a combination of both stories. I can sympathize with the Italians not wanting to be shot at, and with the Americans whose survival often depends on them acting first, never knowing who is friend or foe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111168312457131192005-03-18T10:51:00.000-07:002005-03-18T10:51:00.000-07:00One third vs two thirds in Italy is pretty signifi...One third vs two thirds in Italy is pretty significant, but I'll agree with you about the figures from Spain. <BR/><BR/>Regardless, you're nit picking and missing the point of the post.Hamm172https://www.blogger.com/profile/03760874123481262285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111159529867021322005-03-18T08:25:00.000-07:002005-03-18T08:25:00.000-07:00I'm not sure what you've read but an EOS Gallup Po...I'm not sure what you've read but an EOS Gallup Poll conducted in January 2003 and published by the BBC had Italians at 88% against going to war without UN support. And 32% were against going to war even with UN support. <BR/><BR/>In Spain a poll conducted at the request of then Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar had the anti-war sentiment as high as 91% in 2003. Note this was long before the subway bombings which supposedly were what turned Spanish public opinion against the war. They were never in favor of it in the first place. 70% actually wanted to remain neutral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111129695344811142005-03-18T00:08:00.000-07:002005-03-18T00:08:00.000-07:00From what i've read, it seems that like Spain, Ita...From what i've read, it seems that like Spain, Italians were deeply divided over the issue. And like in Spain, a violent event has swung a majority of public opinion against the war on terror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919002.post-1111094420193523672005-03-17T14:20:00.000-07:002005-03-17T14:20:00.000-07:00Are you saying the Italians supported the war prio...Are you saying the Italians supported the war prior to this incident? That doesn't seem to be the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com