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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (14256)	4/12/2004 4:19:41 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

<<It's not much different than sending a missile into a crowd of Muslims in order to take out a target and we all know there are people doing that on a weekly basis.>> The sad part about that....and I'm guilty of this...is that I can justify that action by using an "us against them" thought process. I'm pissed off. I've been mad at all the BS since the hostage crisis in Iran 25 years ago. The truth is I'm not a bad person but I have a fuse, that when lit, can obscure my sense of right and wrong quite quickly as it applies to world politics.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (14256)	4/12/2004 4:33:50 PM
From: Chas.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

the Middle East quandary is a complex and confusing one at best...from Israel/Palestine to Iran (not really an Arab country) and everything in between, from Syria to parts of North Africa. One thing is certain, it is their archaic, failed culture that is at the root of most problems. another certainty is that it will take generations and most likely centuries to reverse and or correct their culture by themselves, if at all possible, or by others. I am firmly of the opinion that the best way to begin this process of behavior modification through cultural change is by beheading the head of the monster... we need to eradicate or remove by force or guile all of the existing intelligentsia,be what it may, that is impeding and preventing the ME from entering the 21st century. It will be complex, difficult, expensive, time consuming and dangerous but is there any other way.... obviously, very dark, clandestine operations will have to be the weapon of choice. I see no other way. regards Chuck