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Old 09-11-2008, 07:56 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by motownguy View Post
I think that part of it is that, with an attack on "home soil" people get their backs up. Really, that was what brought the US into WWII as well, until the "first punch" was thrown people were content to be removed from the conflict.
Yes, I agree that this is the major point for the nationalistic viewpoint of the situation. I guess the question for Bebe is, if there was an attack on NZ by another country or group, how would you feel about it? It's possible that Americans get "their backs up" more than most.

Then we also have to wonder, do Iraqis feel this way about us?
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