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To: KLP who wrote (216289)	8/20/2007 4:40:04 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793896

No, K, I;m sorry, you really didn't say that :). It was a reaction to the surprising number of posts I received on this that implied I either see no moral difference between the different forms extremism can take, or that there is no way to compare them without allowing them moral equivalency (which I don't believe is true), or that somehow I am not seeing the dangers of radical Islam, and that watching the Amanpour program is somehow turning a blind eye to it all and accepting them as lovely human beings who are just like us. Better to watch it, analyze it, see what it offers. What I recall about 9-11, is not that we received any kind of mortal blow, or that we were in danger of being conquered. What I remember is the courage and determination and anger of our country as it responded. We DID want to go after the terrorists, especially Bin Laden. NUmbers of young people rushed to sign up. Sadly, instead, we got this hell of an Iraq, which seemed to many to neglect the true source and divert from Afghan, and produce little for a terribly high price, and now has created such a mess that we have little resources or credibility to deal with much else. I truly have no fear that we are going to be wearing burkhas ( although I have given some thought to the appeal of having everything covered in a large tentlike outfit). They may want us dead, but I just don't think we will go there quietly. The Right here has stereotyped a lot of the left in a much broader way than it should have after the Iraq protests. The left (and some of the right) were against Iraq, but not the WOT. They defined the enemy differently, and they believed the response of the admin was the wrong one, and somehow that evolved into some Islamic loving Kumbaya image. I could be wrong, but I just don't hear that from my leftie friends. They are pretty wary of Iran, NK, all the things we all worry about. They don't want to bring a terrorist home to dinner.