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Originally Posted by Vautrin
First of all I had tried for twenty minutes to post last night, and it did not come through - so I am surprised to see the post here actually.
And what DA is saying is right about my position. You can as easily argue that the opposition to Iran (and support for Israel - and we can go decades, if not centuries back) may be an act of terrorism in the eyes of the people who support Islamic Fundamentalism. Which is only one of many possible brands of fundamentalism, or other anti-Western sentiments in the world. So that the attacks of 9/11 were only a limited payback for past grievances, from the point of view of some Islamic fundamentalists.
Now - a perfect vicious cycle has set in. 3,000 dead in the attacks of 9/11. 2,000 American soldiers in Iraq. Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians - and the resistance in Iraq is anything but defeated. If this is civilization, then barbary must be peace.
BTW, the correct term may be nationalism.
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Yes, this may by a vicious cycle but what do you propose the Americans do when attacked? Do you thing we should say "Oh well maybe it won't happen again" and let it go? I don't think the American public has that in them. We want retaliation. Watch footage from 9-11-01 and those poor people jumping to their deaths, put yourself in their families shoes....should we sit back and say "GOOD ONE!" and keep on about our business? I think not. So if a terrorist, who by the way doesnt just attack Americans, gets mad because he was piled up naked tough poop. I could care less what that terrorist wants or if he feels humilated. I say good. Do it some more, except this time when his naked butt is in the air lets give a few good lashes. Ah...but see we didn't really hurt him we embarrassed him. Tough poop because how many has he already killed before we got him??????