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Re: Some other perspectives on the tragedy
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Sat, 15 Sep 2001 10:30:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > > Sure. Create more martyrs. Great Idea. This sounds like the Israeli model to
> > > > deal with terrorists. Does it work for them?
> > >
> > > Just in case you didn't notice "they" (terrorists) just made Martyrs out of
> > > thousands of people on 09/11/2001. That was as much a mistake for them as it
> > > was for Japan to attack Pearl Harbor 12/07/1941.
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> > We do not share the same understanding of the term "martyr".
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> Obviously...
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> > > We have Martyrs too and we will take appropriate actions. They will fight
> > > back and we know that, so be it. We (the free world) will prevail.
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> >
> > Then what? Will the deaths continue in Iraq and Israel? Will globalisation
> > continue to exploit those in the developing world? Should we nurture
> > despair? Should we live in fear? Should we prepare our children for future
> > attacks?
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> Much of this sounds like jibber jabber. As for preparing out children for
> future attacks I think we need to prepare them for the fact that this is a
> reality in the world and we are going to fight it. That means more people are
> going to die. We should'nt live in fear, thats why we have to fight. If we
> don't fight then they will just continue to step up their attacks on freedom.
> Unfortunately when we fight them they will fight back so more innocent citizens
> will die, but if we don't fight they will die anyway.
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> Since when do we "nurture despair".
Take a look at you foreign policy again.
> We need to support the developing world
> and help them educate themselves.
Education is also required in the west.
> But before we do that we have to remove the
> threat(s). I don't condone attacking civilian centers but I agree with Larry's
> idea of dumping flyers and giving citizens a choice. If the choose wrong then
> they are the enemy. That to me might be more that we should do. As far as I
> know no flyers were dumped over New York or Washington to tell all the innocent
> Men, Women, and Children to get out of the way.
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> As for Iraq and Isreal, if they harbor or support terrorists then we should
> take action. If that means bombing the hell out of military targets then so be
> it. If a few civilians die then that is unfortunately a part of war.
But what about the terrorists that the USA has harbored and helped in the
past? What about them?
Scott A
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> On a side note I heard one government offical who put it rather well...
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> When asked "if the American Public's support would hold when all the military
> casualties start comming home?"... The official said "Today (09/11/01) the
> American Public became hardened to military casualties. Any military
> casualties will pale in comparision to the number of casualties of September
> 11th."
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> I can't imagine anything more true. Americans will accept casualties to remove
> the threat. Our soil was attacked, our home was attacked, that is much
> different then a military ship oversea's being attacked. All America was
> attacked yesterday, that was the terrorists mistake. The giant is fully awake,
> stay out of our way. We are going to take care of business. If you get in the
> way you may regret it.
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> Eric Kingsley
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> > Scott A
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> > >
> > > Eric Kingsley
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| (...) Obviously... (...) Much of this sounds like jibber jabber. As for preparing out children for future attacks I think we need to prepare them for the fact that this is a reality in the world and we are going to fight it. That means more people (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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