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Originally posted by Prime2U:
I've always thought the cause was pretty obvious...
We are dealing is Islamic EXTREMISTS here...and their core tenet is...Either you join our faith, or you die. The US pisses these extremists off in many ways but 2 of them are....
1. The whole Israeli thing. No self respecting extremist wants Jews to have any rights, nor that land. This dates back to Isaac and Ishmael, it isn't anything new because of the US. The US now is involved because they were ASKED (Kuwait cried to us for help too) and because of a host of religious issues and felt obligations.
2. The US promotes freedom of religion....man that has to be the antithesis of Islamic extremists, they don't even allow moderate forms of Islam! They've killed clerics with tolerant interpretations. Read sometime about how the Taliban interprets their faith.
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No, that isn’t what I meant at all. Sigh........
We need to go back further than merely looking at what you see on the surface.
Question: Why are these people extremists? What makes extremists extremist? Do they come out of a vacuum?
Question: Was their reason for carrying out the attacks merely because they wish people who do not want to join their faith to die?
Question: Is Israel really at the root of the problem, and if so, why? Do the Palestinians have any legitimate grievances here that we might recognise, and even relate to?
Question: Is the US really involved in Israel and Kuwait merely because they were ASKED?
Question: Why might bin Laden and other Arabs, ‘extremists’ or not see the US as a spreader of poison?
You’ve made a lot of statements here – could you back them up, please, with some facts? (And Yorick, I’d be grateful if you’d keep out of this, at least until Prime2U has answered. I am genuinely very interested in why he has made the statements he is making, and upon the facts supporting those statements. I know what your opinion is.
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BTW, I'd just like to make it clear that I hold no ruth for the Taliban. Their record on human rights, especially towards women, is appalling. I am not arguing for the Taliban here. I am simply trying to move away from what I see as an extremely simplistic view of the causes of terrorism.
Once you have posted your replies to my questions above, which will clarify your stance for me, I will post my own views on this topic.
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