Ernest Schaal wrote:

> While I did not support the invasion of Iraq, I realize the difference
> between bringing down a tyrant

So why doesn't the US bring down other tyrants who are better able to put up a
fight like Kim Jong-Il, or more importantly, don't have oil?

> and advocating treating women like second
> class citizens.

What does treatment women have to do with the way Americans explicitly approve
of Bush and his certain of his policies? I was not the one who brought up that
issue.

> Aren't you also able to make that distinction?

When talking about Bush and his policies, we are not talking about the situation
of women in Japan. But it could be indicative of how views of tens of millions
if not hundreds of millions of Americans may reflect the views or actions of the
President, as opposed to how representative Japanese individual politician's
attitudes and oddball statements represent public sentiment. I doubt a majority
of Japanese approve of gang rape or believe women without children to be
useless, but they most certainly do support traditional gender roles.