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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55
Thanks for your input. I agree that it is a complicated issue.
I'd also like to remind you that those we have labeled as "terrorists" don't consider themselves as that, any more than our "benificence as liberators" is considered by those wherein we impose our will is seen as "occupiers".
Word games and propaganda cloud constructive thought.
I also don't know the answer.
This issue should be brought to the Hague, not Congress.
Shucks, the US has lost far too much credibility in the views of the many countries.
We should ally, not dictate.
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When I refer to terrorists, I am talking about people who are not acting on behalf of a country but are just acting on their own. I don't think it's a complex issue as to who is a terrorist and who is not. The guys who flew planes into the World Trade Center were obviously terrorists. I don't think you can make a logical argument that their actions were justified and that this wasn't a terrorist act.
If we were at war with a country and that country bombed us, I would not call that terrorism.
With regard to our invasion of Iraq, the vast majority of Iraqis did in fact see us as liberators. There were plenty of independent polls done over there that showed that. I'm talking about when we first went over there. For the first year or so, over 70% of the population said that they were happy that we came. Things have obviously changed now. At this point, they're starting to get sick of us over there and many of them want us to leave. In addition, many of the people over therea re disappointed that their lives are not better now. They thought that everyting would be great after Saddam was gone and things are not great over there at all.