I've about had it with all the extended analysis about why group "X" or country "Y" hates us.
The truth is, that I don't give a shit why they hate us. I bet you don't either.
In America, we pride ourselves on freedom of thought and expression. You can hate anyone you want, for any reason you can imagine. That's your right. You may, however, encounter some "do-gooders" who feel that it's their duty to help you change your mind. It's America, though, and there's room for them too. I don't give a shit about them either.
Once, however, you cross the line from irrational thought (which is your right) to irrational, dangerous and offensive action, then you've got a problem. That problem is me, an American. While I am several years (and several pant sizes) past my prime and cannot take a first-person role in it, I will support the current effort to punish those who have attacked us. Undertanding why they did it is secondary to making sure they don't do it again.
That's all I have to say about that.