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To: TimF who wrote (149446)10/27/2004 6:27:38 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
I suggest you, Michael, and anyone else who wants to understand the roots of the problem better reads amazon.com You will see that from their perspective, US has long been harming them before they had to take the extreme measures.



To: TimF who wrote (149446)10/27/2004 6:41:21 PM
From: michael97123  Respond to of 281500
 
"I'm not claiming sainthood for the US or for Bush and his administration or for "the neocons" but there is a big difference between them and Al-Qaida."

There's also a big difference between the US today and the way we reacted to pearl harbor. There are no camps in the US for arab americans. Japanese americans were in camps. mike



To: TimF who wrote (149446)10/27/2004 7:07:21 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 281500
 
<<Al Qaida made themselves our enemy. We didn't go hunting for them until they came after us. >>

You nailed it. Killed 3,000 + people at once. That we can't ignore.