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Better to Be Feared Than Loved

I don't know about that, but it is easier.

I disagree. Although there is no comparison, look at the Reagan administration vs. the Clinton administration. Reagan was feared by our foreign enemies. As much as the press tried to convince the American people otherwise, the fear of retribution was what kept us safe and our enemies weak.

Fast forward to the Clinton administration who believed the best way to foreign policy was to be loved. Since the administration had no core beliefs, they resorted to bribary and blackmail as their foreign policy.

Especially in the Arab world, to be loved is irrelevent. To be strong, by being a country that means what they say and does what they threaten makes the Arab world fear us, but respect us. Love = weakness and manipulation. Hate = respect and fear. A country that allows 10 year old boys to blow themselves up in the name of ALLa really has no concept of love.

Reagan so far has been the Only American President that has been able to gain the respect (press called it hate) of it's enemies while maintaining the love of his own people. I pray daily that God will allow Bush to achieve this very special status in American History.

It's Machiavelli's argument here. (warning, translation is not the greatest)

However, one is to avoid being condemned or hated if possible...here