well, our retaliation isn't simply "you kill us, we kill you." we are supposedly fighting a "humanitarian" war (whatever the fuck that means i dont know), dropping food and first aid parcels as we bomb taliban camps. hm, i always found that really ironic. but at least our attacks aren't meant for terrorizing and murdering innocent people in afganistan. our targets are taliban memebers, not civilians. we're trying to restructure their government, and one has already been established in kabul. although im not sure how useful that will be either, considering the fact that we have already missed targets, killed civilians and helped the taliban into power in the 80s and look what it brought us... i dont know the answer, but i know that we cant just sit and do nothing. here's what bugs me: our meddling in the middle east, interest in oil, and involvement in the palistinian-israeli conflict has brought us all this drama. but what are we supposed to do? everyone wants the US to change its foreign policies, i agree, but when you are an international superpower, you are going to step on people's toes. there's no getting around it. you can't make everyone happy. so then people say, "what were/are we even doing in places like the philipines, kosovo, kuwait, somalia, etc. why can't we fix problems at home first?" well what about our role as one of the strongest countries in the world? is it wrong for us to intervene when other countries without the proper resources to defend themselves are in trouble? i think the US has a responsibility to help other places... but at what cost?
-maria --- Chris Dooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thats kind of weird that you say that. > i am not an anarchist (as i believe there always > needs to be some form of govt in some way), but i do > wonder about 9-11-01. > i mean people were taken from this earth not for > anything they did but what policies our politicians > have taken into effect. > it is sad that many innocent people had to die bc of > what our govt has done overseas and with our foreign > policy. nothing anyone of us "regulars" would or > even could have done....that is to piss off anyone > enough to want to resort to mass murder... > > i just dont get it....either... > > i really dont know what we should have done in the > aftermath, but you do have a point.... > you kill us we kill you......seems to be a > neverending circle of disaster to me... > > d > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/01/02 10:01PM >>> > Seeing as though I'm your everyday anarchist who > despises the very thought of > politics and government, I've pretty much chosen to > stay out of any political > conversation- but I cannot keep my mouth shut when > it comes to Bushes "Bomb Now, Ask Questions later" > attempt at solving anything. What fucked up red neck > would bomb a wedding?? I know my opinion will anger > many, but out towers > were bombed because our government sucks ass and has > been asking for it for many many years. We're hella > smart, us Americans... Let's all go kill people > who killed people to show everyone that killing > people is wrong. Hey- it > sounded better in theory... Can anyone enlighten me > as to what it takes to be > president? other than having the ability to spell > one's own name? > > "Full is not as heavy as empty, not nearly my love, > not nearly..." > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > The D mailing list > http://www.djdenise.com/ > Check out the new forum! > http://www.djdenise.com/forum/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________ The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/
