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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason J. Railton writes:
> It sickens me to see an act committed by a few evil individuals taken as
> justification for initiating a war.
You're gerrymandering the facts, either deliberately or otherwise. The
attack on US soil was itself an act or war, and if bin Laden is indeed
responsible, he himself declared war on the US long ago. If the US responds
to his declaration by likewise declaring war, that's hardly "initiating a war."
Further, war would not be declared upon a few evil individuals but rather
upon the nations knowingly harboring a multinational band of known thugs and
murderers, as well as the thugs and murderers themselves.
> The fight against terrorism will not be won overnight, nor with a single
> military strike, nor by blaming everyone else. Find another way.
No one is blaming everyone else; the US is blaming those individuals who
conceived and planned this attack, as well as the nations providing
sanctuary to them.
Dave!
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| (...) Declarations of war come from nations, not from individuals. His declaration of war against the US was his own posturing. He does not represent his country, as the actions of the IRA do not represent theirs. (...) And this is exactly my point. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Bin Laden was trained by the CIA to fight the Soviets. At the time, he probably thought the USA was supporting his ideology, rather than simply persuing its own anti-communist one. USA suport then rapidly disappeared. He was then witness to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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