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Originally posted by Yorick:
You know what above the Rim. I don't think your fingers on the pulse. I'm suspicious that you haven't listed your location, and that your facts are wrong. Any "evil" that America has done is deserving of criticism. Hatred even. Nothing anywhere justifies the attack on the world trade centre however. Any argument you make is nullified by equating Americas actions with responsibility for the attack. These terrorists decided it on their own volition. Decided and chose what their course of action would be. The responsibility rests solely upon their shoulders and theirs alone. Instead of furthering their anti-American agenda, they have seriously set it back.
I suggest you get some more facts about the situation before posting mate. Welcome to the board though.
Oh, and I'm Australian, not American.
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Yorick is of course right that the terrorists CHOSE to take their action. Nobody made them do it and of course they did not have to do it.
However, AboveTheRimYo is quite correct in his essential point that the historical reality behind the hatred which motivated the attacks cannot be ignored. Unfortunately, America has done great injustice and evil in the world, and provoked viscious hatred of the sort which would motivate men to perform such terrorist acts. It would be foolish to deny this truth. It must be faced openly and honestly, or we will only doom ourselves to more such hatred and such incidents in the future.