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Originally posted by G'kar:
If military action is going to stop terrorism, then why does Isreal still suffer from so many attacks, all the while they have laid considerable resources into killing as many terrorist thier intel could find? The answer is that violence will beget more violence. What causes violence? Fear. Ignorance. The terrorist are ignorant of what the united states and democracy stands for,amongst other things, and in fear they lash out at an imagined threat. Here in the States we are now afraid, Death has come a knockin. And in fear we seek to attack right back. Its doomed to fail. For every terrorist that gets killed, 3 more will takes his place to fight the threat they fear, and this time it'll be knocking right on their front door. The vicious circle goes round and round. Peace is a reality we choose to create, or not. And in the spirit that military intelligence is an oxymoron, so is waging war for peace. Paradox, hypocrisy, or the futile resignation that there is no other way? Political leaders are using this tragedy to make themselves look, well powerful. All of thier huffing and puffing leaves me feeling sorry for them. There is always a choice, always another way.
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Because the terrorists are given shelter by the Palestinians and Syrians, and every time Israel uses force to seek out or pre-empt the attackers, the world condemns them and they hold back. Yes violence births violence, but then Israel is in a corner. Lose-Lose. With a united world coalition against terrorism, and a firm us/them signal against sponsorship and sheltering them, hopefully we will make some ground.
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