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Originally posted by Halm
Tech, you ignorant slut!  (Just kidding, of course.)
I just finished watching Part III. The first 2 parts sets one up nicely for a continued logical and (marginally) supported theory. However Part III is all conspiratory grovel. Good grief, Al Qaeda doesn’t exist???
Be all that it may, this documentary says nothing to reduce my fears that the radicals –no matter how many or how few actually exist- want to kill me and my family. If anything it reinforces that radical Islam believes we are the problem because we are capitalists and non-believers. Nothing is said that these folks are looking forward in any way, shape or fashion, to sitting down with us and eliminating our differences.
IMHO, it not a matter of “if” but one of “when” they will strike at western society and how hard they will hit. Hence I support the option of a good offense is the best defense.
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You may disagree with the conclusions about al Quaeda, but what I recommended the doc for was the background on radical Islam -- something it provides very well, I believe.
You obviously think the Jihadists are a much larger threat than I believe they are. I'm not quite the isolationist Pat is, but if we were not meddling in the ME, 9/11 never would have happened. OBL would be a historical footnote. Etc., etc.
I appreciate your taking the time to consider my views. It's a rare thing here on PBBS, and I can respect your opinion far more for having taken the time to consider another.