The Rest of the World Hates America, Even Traditional Allies

But, that makes sense, doesn't it? The United States has a single common denominator that no other nation has: it is the only nation on earth that is a direct military threat to every other nation. That does not mean that we will attack every other nation, but even a country like Britian that is our closest ally has to know that we don't invade and occupy because we choose not to, not because we can't.

On the other hand, Britian does not have to worry about any other nation doing that, because it can defend itself against an invasion against the rest of the world. Even China is no threat to Britian, because it has no lift capacity to go half way across the world. The only direct military threat to Britian is the US.

Since the end of the Cold War (when presumably half of the world thought it was good we were militarily strong) is it any wonder that the rest of the world is uncomfortable with our power, particularly when we use it? The fact is that the entire world combined would not have been able to attack Iraq like we did, and with such ease dispatch its army. They seemed like boy scouts to us, but they were formidable to the rest of the world.

This is why the rest of the world is so keen on getting us to only use force when the UN agrees. They have no way to counter us militarily, and it makes them frightened to see how easily we can dispatch mass formations halfway across the world, and they want to have the power of our military with out having to pay for it themselves.

And they hate us because we won't acquiesce.

So, I am not sure it is a bad thing that they hate us. Because the alternative (being weak or subservient) would be worse.