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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (352470)9/27/2007 7:15:09 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1575316
 
"Goals are derived from ideologies."

Possibly. However, in this case, Al Qaeda goal is to strike at the West and attempt to restore the Caliphate. The Taliban seems content on torturing people in their own country. Rather divergent goals for the allegedly same ideology. I am sure you can nuance and spin it so it winds up the same, though.

"Capabilities, whether from within or without, allow said ideologues to achieve said goals."

Which differ. Different goals, different capabilities.

"You want to draw a distinction between the terrorists who attacked us and the ideologues who harbor them"

Well, they are different.

"sympathize with them"

Well, you just left reality behind. Zooming right off into fantasy.

"and actively assist them in their jihad"

Say hello to Shorty when you get there.

"That distinction is a real sorry excuse for your unwillingness to face the real problem."

You are the one who isn't facing reality. Al Qaeda and the Taliban are two different problems. They require different approaches. We had a chance to get rid of the Taliban for good. But Smirk had to tackle Iraq and didn't do what was promised to get Afghanistan on their feet. Instead, he turned it over the the warlords. When caused exactly the same set of conditions that saw the Taliban rise to power in the first place.

You don't want to invest the time and energy to understand the situation. Neither did Smirk. Which is why those missionaries got killed.
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