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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: shadowman who wrote (27630)9/16/2001 2:08:47 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
"Above all, Americans need to remember that the rest of the world has an absolute right to
self-determination that is as defensible as our own. Despicable acts of mayhem such as
those committed in New York and Washington are a measure of the revulsion that others
feel at our actions that seemingly limit those rights. If we perpetuate a cycle of hate and
revenge, this conflict will escalate into a war that our great-grandchildren will be fighting."

Now I don't believe in absolutes, but take out that nasty "a" word, and I agree with him. We don't want to perpetuate revenge, but we need to try to get close to justice.



To: shadowman who wrote (27630)9/16/2001 2:10:54 PM
From: cosmicforce  Respond to of 82486
 
That is interesting. It is almost identical to what I've been saying from the get-go. Root causes anyone? We've got to address those.

These aren't camps of German's in Algeria. These are diffuse and separated people who are in cells of people whom they have known for years. Not likely to infiltrate or subjugate that.



To: shadowman who wrote (27630)9/16/2001 2:20:42 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Anyone who thinks that there is a reasonable, mitigating explanation of these actions is an idiot. It is no surprise this person is an anthropologist from Brown......



To: shadowman who wrote (27630)9/16/2001 2:26:32 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Also, anyone who thinks that the despotisms of the Middle East amount to self- determination is a moron......