What America stands for cannot be compared to what the country's around the world that have to deepest hatred for us stand for. We involve oursleves in the Middle East, because we believe everyone has the right to life, and the people there are threatening to take that right from people. Why does bin Laden hate us? Hell if I know, more than likely hates us 'butting into their buisness'. The world would be a better place for everyone if governments like the Taliban didn't exist. They've given safe refuge to bin Laden and his followers. They deserve to be taken out.
Believe it or not, America would be happy to live in a world of peace, and that's why we do what we do. Maybe we are blind to the fact that World Peace will more than likely never happen, but the blinding is intentional.