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To: jttmab who wrote (222012)	3/2/2007 6:50:10 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

What we see as senseless violence in Iraq the perpetrators most likely see as a form of justice. A morality of an eye for an eye; better yet, two eyes for an eye. Why should we see it as senseless, when Zarqawi laid the strategy out clearly: Murder Shiites in large numbers until they were goaded into a civil war. Neither "senseless" nor "just" - just a tactic that makes good sense if you have absolutely no regard for human life.

To: jttmab who wrote (222012)	3/2/2007 7:11:32 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Are you saying the people who drive a bomb full of explosives into a crowd of Iraqis looking for work killed all those formerly unemployed and now dead Iraqis for......"justice"? What we see as senseless violence in Iraq the perpetrators most likely see as a form of justice. A morality of an eye for an eye; better yet, two eyes for an eye. I understand some of your point, that the perpetrators have a different perspective than the USA. But I still don't see how a 20 year old Iraqi killing 20 random Iraqis in the street is seen as eye for an eye justice for anything. The coalition invaded Iraq, so in order to get justice I will kill somebody/anybody to get my revenge? That's not a natural thought process. Someone else is probably guiding that naive car bomber and convincing him that that (killing as many Iraqi civilians as possible) is somehow eye for an eye justice. It makes no real sense from their or the coalition's perspective. P.S. Damn, there are a lot of posts. IMO, there are some people around here that need to get a life out of SI. No kidding. Nadine suggested once that I read some blogs - who has time?