Why does America always seem to have an enemy? 24 Articles

by Brenda Lachman

Since the end of the Cold War more than a decade ago, America has gone to war in Iraq, Somalia, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. America has military troops in 156 countries, and military bases and troops in 63 other countr...read more

by Scott Thomas

What is it about human beings that insists on creating enemies? Sure, some enemies create themselves. Somebody punches you in the nose, it's easy to know where to direct your anger. Often it's clear where the problem ...read more

by lighthouse

This is an interesting question. As long as we have people in the White House telling other countries that they cannot do something while we here in America are doing the very things we are telling other countries they ca...read more

by Fred Tolleson

We always seem to have an enemy because our leadership needs to have an enemy to do: 1. Spur the Military-Industrial complex and thus save the economy from recession. 2. Divert attention away from a drab situation he...read more

by Peter Akermann

My first 45 years of my life were spent in the Eastern Europe.I suffered with other the same frustrations.No FREEDOM,no PROSPERITY,no APPRECIATION,in my 45 years. The people from the countries where opression,lack of fr...read more

by Micah Myers

In studying the behavior of primates, Desmond Morris made a startling observation in The Naked Ape. The dominant male in a baboon tribe will, when threatened for his position by another male, begin to pretend that the tri...read more

by Taylor Johnson

i am fast coming to the conclusion that sadly europeans will ultimately be looking down the barrel of a gun to defend europe from a regime so ultra extreme that only the german nazi aspirations will come close. it has beco...read more

by Marcus Brooks

In 1781, the country known as America was created through war. Confrontation became a fabric of United States policy since its inception. Republican and Democratic administrations used the military to implement policy. ...read more

by Carol Levy

The political reasons aside, and this administration has allowed the enemy pool to grow by leaps and bounds, the reason is a simple human one. Man * can only feel good if he knows bad. He can only see ugly if he has ...read more

by wichita lineman 25

Why does America always seem to have an enemy? This is an interesting question indeed. I shall attempt to give my personal perspective on this matter and contribute to the community. Since It is quite obvious that Ameri...read more

by Robert C. Sage

America always seems to have an enemy because our political leadership is committed to military dominance at any cost. Without enemies and wars, America would not need such a huge standing army and so much lethal hardware...read more

by John Webb

"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.", the immortal words of H. L. Menck...read more

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by Warren Longwell

We found some answers to this question in East Africa. Yes, Americans have enemies there, too. Zanzibar. The very name sounds exotic, doesn't it? I seem to remember that Hope and Crosby and Dorothy Lamour went on the ro...read more

by Angela S. Young

Anyone who is rich and powerful is bound to have enemies, even the United States of America. People around the world are jealous of what we have achieved. Some of them are jealous and want to become like us, but others ha...read more

by Kansas Wildman

I believe that America has enemies, because we do what other countries don't want to do: Stick our nose into other countries business. As a Desert Storm Veteran, I have been to many places (some where we shouldn't have...read more

by Kevin Zarbock

I don't know! Why did the Brits before us seem to always have an enemy? Why did the Romans before the Brits seem to always have an enemy? Why did the Greeks before the Romans always seem to have an enemy? The Assyrians, or...read more

by BT Cassidy

It is not a case that America is seen to have an enemy, but does in fact maintain enemies. I guess, from Australia, I have a different view on world politics to the American resident. I doubt anyone can disagree though...read more

by Monique Kuschel

Every superpower has enemies, every king has enemies, every dictator has enemies, every superrich has enemies, every bully has enemies! Always had and always will! Independently from the fact that the USA is the current s...read more

by Albert Julian

Because we're the big dog on the block! Someone's got to keep those damn anti totalitarian, anti imperialists in line. We haven't bullied our way through history so that we can give up our hard won possessions, even if...read more

by Nancy Merte

America now has Enemies in every corner of the world thanks Entirely to Modern Technology. Having to know what's going on Everywhere is uncalled for and quite rude. Horrible Human events have been taking place across the ...read more