Hi Katie,
Might I remind you that Russia, Canada and China are all larger than
the U.S in terms of land area? And America's population is nowhere
near that of China or India. So your arguement about America being
large does have certain loopholes. And as for people being against the
U.S, though Guatanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and the war in Iraq do have a
lot to do with it most of it comes from personal experiences. The
following is a conversation that took place between a Muslim classmate
of mine-a 17 year-old A-grade student who is the son of a succesful
executive- (M) and a security guard (US) at O'Hare International
Airport,Chicago.
US:What is the purpose of your visit to the U.S?
M:I'm a tourist.
US:Say "Sir".
M:What?
US:Call me "Sir".What's your name?
M:Abbas, Sir.
<few more questions>
US:Do you agree to a strip-search?
M:What?
US:You gotta say yes.
M:Why?
US:You have to say yes.
M:Then why ask me?
US:Are you trying to resist?Do you have somthing to hide?
M (gets apprehensive as the guard becomes aggressive):No Sir,I have no
objection.
It's things like this that put people off with the U.S.