Originally posted by Achtung Bubba:
And Martha, we should be careful in our alliances, but -- especially given how effective intelligence will almost require help from the shadows -- we should not be afraid of allying ourselves with questionable forces to wipe out the more evil enemy. Remember, we sided with the Soviets against the Nazis.
And I think you need to really think about what you're saying when you talk about the actions of the U.S. Government.
You're first of all ignoring the American military efforts in Kuwait, Somalia, and Yugoslavia -- all in the defense of Muslims. Like so many others, you're painting a false picture of the U.S. by ignoring our good actions.
Beyond that, you're ignoring the fact that these terrorists hate us regardless of what we do. We screw up, we're "The Great Satan". We try to help, we're "imperialists". And if we do nothing, we're uncaring. We can do nothin to please the people who attacked us.
More than that, by suggesting that the U.S. "set the wheels in motion", you're suggesting that the United States acted of its own free will and the terrorists who attacked us are mere cogs in a machine, that they had no choice but to kill six thousand Americans.
You are in fact blaming us for what happened, and that's bullshit.
Achtung Bubba