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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (26650)9/12/2001 11:48:53 AM
From: one_less1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
"Then we have the question is who is the enemy and how does that fit into the model."

It is not piracy, as the focus of a pirate is on the booty. The attack on us is politically motivated and the terrorist icons such as bin laudin, whether guilty or not, are hoisted on the shoulders of sympathizers around the world. The situation is very delicate. Over the past several years pockets of anti-American extremists in many Middle Eastern countries have been gaining momentum. The reasons are multiple and sensitive.

So, who are they and what makes them extremists. They are Muslim men probably in their early twenties who still believe they can change the world. They have been encouraged by like minded people to fight against world injustices. They are willing to fight and die for a noble cause and believe they will be rewarded for eternity if they give their life in the effort......the breach (and thus the extremism) enters in when they agree to target even one innocent. This is a violation of the human condition and definitely forbidden in Islam.

The delicacy of the situation resides right here. If Bush can clearly define this breach, he can make his appeal to the world on this basis, while continuing to present a strong military commitment to resolution. Moderate people throughout the world will support the effort. However, if innocent people suffer or die in other parts of the world in the process of vengeful retaliation, we lose any and all world support over time, and terrorism as a viable tool continues to spread.
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