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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (24185)	2/9/2004 10:15:48 AM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 27666

I see you it is impossible for you to understand simple logic, chronology of events (that is, time sequence of events), basic human nature and the nature of cause and effect. You might not have written the things you said you didn't write. But you implied them or failed to see you implied them. I did not write that the extremist jihadists' action was right. Nor did I extoll their action. All I said was that it was understandable in terms of cause and effect and, of course, basic human nature. But you, like a screeching banshee, screamed, yelled and hollereand you evangelized that others have to be as crazy and silly as you yourself in denouncing the Jihadists. BTW, "9/11" was given an inordinate amount of coverage because, for the first time in its history since 1776, America was humbled ---- yea, humbled by a ragtag "camel-driver", Osama bin Ladin, and his henchmen! I did not imply that the US was party to "9/11". What I did imply was that it was the US's arrogance and presumptuousness of its own abilities and its disdain for the enemy that let it happen. What a spectacular lesson in underestimating others!!! BTW, the Jihadists did give fair warning months ahead soon after Clinton's unsuccessful bid to kill Osama with a cruise missile. Osama promised "spectacular" reprisals and he delivered successfully with the help of the US's unwitting cooperation. But the Us did not take them seriously or so it seemed. Then when "9/11"did happen, sheep or sheepish folks like you somehow had the nerve to parrot that "9/11" was an unprovoked event. What a laugh! How naive can you get! As for the ~3000 that died, just think of a far, far greater number that perished as a result of US foreign policy around the globe. Since the press did not publicize it, and no one asked you to parrot it, you didn't get to know about it. Grazing in the countryside can be utter bliss, eh? Now recall that initially there was an overwhelming outpouring of support for the US. But as time went on, folks around the world began to understand things better and, with that understanding, the support America has had began to vanish into thin air. And nowadays we see, even in the US itself, a slew of criticisms against America's actions abroad. Indeed, the US, in pursuit of its foreign policy to dominate the entire planet (see Chomsky et al) has been perpetrating "causes" that will, sooner or later, have their concomitant "effects". I presume, given your cockeyed logic, all this is AOK to you even when thousands of innocent people,(by far greater than the much hallowed 3000 at the WTC), were killed needlessly, and I suppose you also believe that the broken promises and treaties with the Indians and the wanton slaughter of these native folks in the 1700s & 1800s were AOK too, your "Injun" ancestry or "Injun-ness" notwithstanding??? Well, I suppose, "once a sheep, always a sheep" ever holds dear and true for you, eh? So, be ever consistent! Apparently, in trying to be what you are not (a shephered), you now have an identity crisis and your thinking is all muddled up. Given your particular mindset, it would be futile for you to try to argue with me. So let me be charitable to suggest that we agree to disagree. As far as I am concerned, this correspondence is closed. There is no need to reply. So save your time! But if you choose to do so, then perhaps you should begin to understand a little about cause and effect and about human nature, an understanding of which you so obviously lack. <VBG>