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What would it take......
What would it take to get you to support the War on Terror?
__________________For example: Today Bill Gertz (One of the leading journalists and critics of the US Governents failures surrounding 9/11) Says: "U.S. intelligence agencies received reports this week indicating Islamic terrorists have targeted American schools for attack, intelligence officials said. The reports indicate that the targeting includes plans to attack all levels of educational institutions in the United States, ranging from elementary schools to colleges and universities, said officials familiar with the reports." Is the threat of action enough to make you support the government? |
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I already support the government. It's not like I believe the government needs to be overthrown or something like that. Does that mean I support their decisions? Not all the time. Personally, I think their decisions will make us less safe, not more. That's why I don't always support them.
__________________I think we need a "war against terror", but that we are going about it in all the wrong ways. We're choosing the knife over the pen. We haven't given people in poor countries any reason to like us, and until we do, there will always be hate and the potential for terror. |
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The knife has been raised against innocent civilians by a group that isn't looking for justice by the pen. |
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As for the War on Terror, I think it is easier to cut off the head of the evil instead of trying to win the hearts of the foot soldiers (who probably only hate America/Israel/Western Ideals/whatever, because that is all they are taught). |
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As for developing these poorer regions of the countries are you saying more aid money? |
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This thread is going off topic. Lets get back to the original question. |
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What would it take?
Well, for starters, I'd really like my civil liberties back. I also think the whole basis of the war on terror (claiming a license to invade any nation whose politicians Bush doesn't like) is immoral. I also think they should either change the name of Operation: Enduring Freedom to something else or restore our fredom. That'd be nice. Oh yeah, and there is no real just, moral basis for the so-called war anyway. |
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Am I saying that we shouldn't fight at all? Of course not. There are always people who, for whatever reason, cannot be reasoned with. Unfortunately, it becomes a situation where its either us or them. But we have to understand that the vast majority of people, even those who are recruited by terrorists, are not like that. They can learn that America is not evil, if we prove it by changing the economic and political system that is currently weighted against them. |
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I already support wiping out terror. Isn't that the point of the War on Terror? I just don't support the means. So do you now want me to answer "What would it take for you to support the actions the US gov't is taking in order to wipe out terror against the US?" edit: spelling error |
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And here's a question back for you: How many of these inane "terror reports" have ever panned out? Do you think we should shit ourselves on the off-chance that the detainees aren't jerking our chains just to see us crapping out over nothing? To answer your question: NO. Some vague threat against my workplace isn't enough for me to support getting dragged into questionable alliances and giving up my Constitutional rights. |
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People join Al-Qaeda because they are taught that killing infidels is a holy calling. They are not interested in knowing where you come from or what you believe |
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Um, it's what you believe (or don't) that makes you an infidel. And then why are most of their targets American if they don't care where you came from? |
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