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Old 01-25-2007, 12:01 PM   #37 (permalink)
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1. Because obviously whatever is being done isn't working. Remember, the threat is worse, not better. We're not even distinguishing good from bad terrorism. We lump it all into the same category and assume it's negative. That's why the IRA decided to be political and not militant and why everyone is so worked up about Greece's revolutionary groups.

2. That's an entirely different argument, but I'll address that with #3

3. You mentioned that Islam is naturally violent, yet now you say the cause is an area where buying an AK-47 is as normal as buying a new car (except less expensive). I agree. It's not necessarily politically incorrect to say the Middle East has always been a place of turmoil, but religion isn't the key reason. Momentum is. Get a ball rolling, it won't stop. Likewise, start a war, it poisons relations and minds of everyone for generations to come.

4. War isn't run by opinion polls. War is run by generals and politicians, and because most military commanders know what works and don't have as many ulterior motives, I trust them over politicians.
1. Just because something doesn't appear to be working, does not mean that there wasn't a plan - which is your original allegation. And can you say - with a straight face - that the threat is worse? How many domestic terrorist attacks have we had in the last 5 years? How many have been foiled? Do you even know?
- And for the record, I think that even you know we are NOT fighting a Catholic/Protestant war here. We're fighting a war against radical Islamic terrorists. Apples & Oranges, friend.

2&3. Oh come on! I can buy an assault rifle today if I so choose! And guess what? I can buy all other kinds of explosive devises. The problem is NOT "access" and it is NOT "momentum". It's a mind-set, it's a religion, it's a generations-old paradigm. And yes, it IS a problem with ISLAM. Drop dead right on. Other religions have evolved. Islam has not.

4. The failure of the VietNam War was primarily that it became a "Living Room War". It's even worse now. And yes, the War in Iraq is being run primarily by opinion polls. THAT is why we have a party-change in Congress (probably a good thing), and that is why our current Congressional politicians are piling on the "anti-war" bandwagon. It's NOT about war. It's about politics!