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Originally posted by Silver Cheetah:
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.
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If I may...there comes a point when you just have to realize that there IS NO ROOT CAUSE OF TERRORISM! No matter how good things get, there will always be someone who is convinced that they are terrible. And as long as that person feels that way, and is willing to commit violence to "solve" the problem, there will be terrorism. I agree with those that have said that there is no way to solve the problem of terrorism(Yeah yeah, pick your jaws up...I'm agreeing with the nay-sayers). You can't wipe out the potential of people to cause harm out of stupidity.
So, since there is no cause, there really is no cure. But, that doesn't mean we should stop trying. I stand behind, and respect what my government is doing. They are doing their job. Destroying the enemies of the state. Protecting their citizens. And they should continue. We shouldn't quit because its unpopular with a minority of people. We shouldn't stop because some bystanders might..*MIGHT* get killed. Too many bystanders have already died. All we can do is keep trying, and keep fighting, and keep trying to mitigate the damage caused.
OK...I'm stopping now. My brain was mush about an hour ago, and so I hope this makes sense. Goodnight all.
SC, sorry for diverting your post, but it was an excellent springboard for what I was trying to say. Thanks.
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