Re: Why Americans don't know what the rest of the world knows

From: liaM (cuddly_at_mindless.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 11:50:18 +0200

fresh~horses wrote:
> "C Kent" <CKent@nospam.net> wrote in message
>>"liaM" <lhooq@email.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>How is terrorism fought ? by reacting to their threat in a climate of
>>>fear with war in distant lands and defensive barriers and partial
>>>abrogations of civil rights at home.
>>
>>It shoud be fought by simultaneously 1) KILLING any and all existing
>>terrorist, and 2) draining the swamps (i.e. conditions) that breed
>>terrorists (so there aren't so many you have to KILL in the future) by
>>promoting democratic governments educational reforms and free markets
>
> I think it would be better "fought" by not invading other countries
> for spurious and imperialistic reasons and thereby incurring, to say
> the least, resentment. Also by not propping up tin pot dictators who
> are willing, for a time and fee, to allow you rape of the land. Oil.
>
> Zee

Unfortunately we have the Republican Junta to thank for giving the
terrorists 2 overwhelming reasons to hate us. Their inaction at making
peace work in the Middle East (where the policy is Israeli massacre of
the Palestinians.. count the dead and destroyed houses). And a new,
specific reason for hate : the invasion of Irak on trumped up charges
which has resulted so far in 1000 Americans killed and at least 50 times
more iraki civilians.

Before the peoples of the world looked up to us. Now we are hated.
Imho we won't win peace by killing and exterminating the opposition.

liaM

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