To: RetiredNow who wrote (215524 ) 1/20/2005 9:03:44 PM From: Road Walker Read Replies (1) | Respond to This is getting old, you can put more false statements in one post that it's boring to answer. It's like talking to a 12 year old, only worse. So I'll give it one more try.Terrorism is important to me when it is directed at Americans. Because it is, we need to confront it wherever it is. Because it is, we need to confront it wherever it is. As far as heart diseas, I exercise regularly. As far as getting hit by a truck, I look both ways. As far as invading Muslim regions and dictating their form of government, that is ludicrous. We invaded because we were attacked. I'd much rather fight them in their homeland then have them fight our civilians here. And if you haven't noticed, Afghanistan created their own form of government that start out of a loya jirgha (sp?) and Iraq is in the midst of creating it's own form of government. We don't impose anything other than ensuring that it is pluralistic and respects the rights of minorities. Do you have a problem with those simple precepts? They seem universal to me. Like I said before, we have to ensure that any attack against us results in so much pain for those who attacked us and for those who remotely supported the attack. In that way, everyone knows what's coming. If they want to attack us, they will have to pay a price that is worse than what they did to us. If we can't earn their respect through our ideals and gain peace in that way (and with the jihadis it's clear they will never be able to live in peace with Westerners), then we will ensure they fear us enough to leave us alone.
