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Old 07-08-2005, 05:49 PM
ctj ctj is offline
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If someone said of a rape or domestic abuse victim, 'she brought it on herself', liberals would be offended (and rightly so). Yet many of them often seem to use this same logic when discussing terrorism.
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Old 07-08-2005, 06:13 PM
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If someone said of a rape or domestic abuse victim, 'she brought it on herself', liberals would be offended (and rightly so). Yet many of them often seem to use this same logic when discussing terrorism.

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I wasn't arguing that the article was factually incorrect--I believe that US foreign policy makes the world a more dangerous place. My point was that the article was slanted too far left, which makes it easy to dismiss as liberal garbage.
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Old 07-08-2005, 08:34 PM
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Terrorism is simply another form of war. You can bring war upon yourself through lousy policy decisions.

Terrorism is not like rape or domestic abuse in that people will keep doing it, and you need to catch them. There is often a root cause, and you can stop that.

Of course, the people who are already doing this stuff are unsavable and should be caught and thrown away.

Remember, most people aren't born bad, they become that way though upbringing.
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Old 07-09-2005, 02:52 AM
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Terrorism is simply another form of war.

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And Zarqawi is a "Jordanian Fighter," huh?

Terrorism is a ruthless, barbaric form of warfare that kills innocent people.
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Old 07-09-2005, 03:38 AM
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Terrorism is simply another form of war.

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Terrorism is a ruthless, barbaric form of warfare that kills innocent people.

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Is there any other kind?
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Old 07-09-2005, 08:56 AM
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Terrorism is simply another form of war.

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Terrorism is a ruthless, barbaric form of warfare that kills innocent people.

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Is there any other kind?

[/ QUOTE ]Shock and Awe. It's only barely a synonym of "terror" and that slight difference makes us holy, and them evil.
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Old 07-09-2005, 05:45 PM
ALawPoker ALawPoker is offline
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Right, overthrowing a dangerous dictator who kills thousands of people a year (and sacrificing our own troops safety and efficiency in order to protect innocent people) is the same thing as flying a plance into a building and intentionally killing thousands of innocents. Give me a break. I usually appreciate rational decent, but you my friend are 100% irrational. Go move to Iran if you love them so much. Or better yet, just do the whole world a favor and put a gun to your head.
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Old 07-09-2005, 09:05 PM
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Right, overthrowing a dangerous dictator who kills thousands of people a year (and sacrificing our own troops safety and efficiency in order to protect innocent people) is the same thing as flying a plance into a building and intentionally killing thousands of innocents.

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You're talking about reasoning behind going to war. It has nothing to do with the post I made, talking about what war is. Innocent people die in every war, and any justification you make for it, and even very good ones doesn't change that fact. War is about people dying, people getting killed by other people, and nothing else.

Terrorism is a ruthless barbaric form of warfare that kills innocent people.

Warfare is a ruthless barbaric form of warfare that kills innocent people.
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Old 07-11-2005, 09:46 AM
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And Zarqawi is a "Jordanian Fighter," huh?

Terrorism is a ruthless, barbaric form of warfare that kills innocent people.

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We call it collatoral damage when we do it to them.

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