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Originally posted by Diogenes Of Pumpkintown:
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.
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Dio, excellent post. You often manage to say what I am thinking but cannot quite put into words!
In agreeing, I am not being anti-American - indeed I like many US citizens that I meet - but I do have strong disagreements with the way the US government attempts to be 'world policeman' - they create more trouble than they solve, and it is no wonder that this breeds resentment. I of course include the ever-loyal companion, the British government, in my criticism.
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