[canis582]

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Part of the problem, is that so much money and brain power is put into how to combat this militarily, when there is no military solution. Terrorism is a state of mind, it is a cultural, psychological battle; not a military one.

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Thank you. The US used to have something called 'soft power'. For instance, in Communist Russia, people used to spend two months salary for a pair of Levi's. Many Saudi and Iranian youths long for a western way of life, free from religous oppression.

But we decided to act like assholes and attack a country that never did anything to harm Americans. Now, we need to change our regime.

Terrorists arent born, they are bred. The current crop of terrorists was bred by the CIA in the 1980's to fight the Russians in Afganistan. The next crop is being bred in Iraq. What would you do if your Dad was anally raped in an American Prison.

We are holding 13,000 Iraqis in jail, only 2 percent of whom have been convicted of a crime. Way to win the hearts and minds.

We need to stop torturing and stop invading countries for no reason, the power of our superior culture will do the rest.