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To: Cogito who wrote (48055)	2/5/2008 8:26:34 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541674

Nice to see you make it so simple. Unfortunately Al Qaeda's writings are quite clear on the subject. Maybe free is not clear enough. How about because we are not converted to their version of Islam. You might want to expand your reading past Noam Chomsky. The Al Qaeda reader might open your eyes a little. tuftsprimarysource.org

To: Cogito who wrote (48055)	2/5/2008 9:00:26 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541674

Cogito its not just "they hate us because we support Israel". And if we left Iraq and stopped supporting Israel tomorrow we would still have serious issues with Al Qaeda and their ilk. Its possible that each action could actually make the problems worse (both because they might be seen as giving in if we are pushed hard enough for long enough, and Iraq specifically because we would give the Al Qaeda movement a chance to get off the ropes where it is being hurt and we would destroy our credibility with future allies in the fight against Islamic radicals, and to a less extent in any fight that is anti-terrorism/anti-insurgency/anti-guerilla, rather than conventional)