Fact: America is known all over the world for its huge amount of money they spend on helping out other countries. But then again (another fact): if you look at it relatively, you guys don't do **** (The US of A spends about 0.1% of their national income/year on 'third-world'-support.
A European agreement (1977) stated that every European country should give at least 0.7%. 90% of European countries give more than that. If someone could find our National Revenue, that would help alot with this point. I looked but couldnt find.

But lets take a look at the National Income. And take .1% of that. Thats alot of money. More money than any other country has givin out.(If you can correct me on that please do.) I think our Charity, and our Handouts are what is destroying this nations reputation. Becasue we give out these 'helping hands' and put on a facade that looks very 'self rightious'. I would have to agree with Preacherman on this, where he perposed that we only worry about our own nations concerns. We shouldnt worry about the starving kids in where ever. Lets leave that to the missionarys. We shouldnt worry about the Civil war in where-ever, lets leave that to the freedom fighters, or terrorist if your on the otherside of the fence. We should, however worry about the Israelis. WHY? Isnt that the source of alot of the hate of America, as bimmer put so bluntly.
Well, this is a personal opinion but, My aunt is in the IDF, she lives in Tel-Aviv. Most of the time she stands in front of a Quickie Mart(Conveinient Store). Well, if the United States stopped supporting there independance, and their defences, my aunt may not have enough ammunition to cap the suicide bomber headed her way. Ya know, the bottom line is....we should support Isreals Defence, because the Martyrs Brigade, Hammas and all those other groups TARGET civilians. Much like the Terrorist Attacks of 9-11.

When Japan laid down a near fatal blow in Pearl Harbor, we didnt lable them Terrorist. We lost thousands and thousands of Americans. It was an honorable attack. They Targeted a military outpost. Yeah, there was some Civilians casulties, but that was not their main goal. Al-Quida on the other hand, was trained in Terroristic means of combat. I mean have you seen the training manuals for these guy....training them to pump cyanide gas into buildings, urban combat, how to build bombs, ect...

Terrorist Defined: One who seeks political change by murdering civilians.

But i have to ask my self....how many civilians died in Nagasaki, and Heroshima?