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Originally posted by IROC
My point was more along the lines of, does it matter to the *terrorists* what the majority of the people feel? Do you think that they are looking at the activity in Iraq and saying, "you know, we were really wrong about these Americans - they are really great people"?
If our actions over there are truly prove to be the correct action to make America and the world a better place to live, then I'm all for it. I'm just not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel yet.
Mike
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O.k.; I missunderstood you, Mike. I agree with you that our actions there are not endearing us to the terrorists. I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel anymore either, if I ever really could. I think we are in this for the very long haul. Our Western approach of going in with military mite achieved the immediate goal of removing Saddam, and I still believe that was the right thing to do.
Island911 hit the nail squarely on the head with his assesment. To expand on that just a bit, I believe the only way we could ever hope to appease the hard-line Muslim fanatics and the terrorists they breed would be to totally abandon our western way of life. To fully adopt their narrow, warped view of an Islamic lifestyle. They fully believe in their hearts and souls that anyone not living that lifestyle is an agent of the devil, an infidel, and it is their duty under God's command to eliminate them.
I think us Westerners have a hard time understanding that. How strongly they feel about that; that compromise is not in their vocabulary. That they unflinchingly believe that our elimination is an edict from God himself. How do you deal with that? How do you negotiate with people that feel that way? We are used to living in a world of negotiation and compromise. What happens when there is none on such an important point as our very lifestyle? In the face of this, does anyone really believe they are simply mad at us because of our meddling in their affairs? That they will leave us alone if we leave the region? Hardley. They are in it for the long haul; they have an undying (if missguided) faith to spur them on. Leaving them alone will not lessen their resolve concerning us and our infidel lifestyle. They are "on a mission from God", to quote Elwood.