--- In [email protected], "lurkernomore20002000" <steve.sun...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > On Mar 20, 2010, at 1:13 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > > > What am I missing here? Let's assume the story is true. (i think someone > > > posted something to say it wasn't, but let's say it's true) You've go > > > 99% of the people in the world applauding this women, who doesn't want > > > someone to her steal her hard earned money, and is willing to risk her > > > life to that end, and then you've got an unlikely alliance of Barry, > > > Judy, and Rick twisting this around to make Dixon appear as though he is > > > advocating arbitrary "culling" of those he deems undesireable. Yes, this > > > guy IS undesireable, and the risk he takes when he violates someone > > > else's rights is that he can also lose his own life, or get harmed. And > > > aren't we all better for it? Hell yea, we are. > > > > > > And while I'm at it, although I'm not the type to be overly patriotic, it > > > warms my heart when I hear about another tailiban target taken out by > > > unmanned drones. Of course, sometimes innocent civilians are mistakedly > > > targeted, and killed, and that bothers me. But during these times, and > > > circumstances you've got to meet force with force, or force with greatr > > > force, and that helps keep the world safe. > > > > You happy with the "safe" world we've created > > over in Afghanistan, lurk? How about Iraq? > > > > Sal > > Please tell me how you propose to deal with Islamist extremists whose > objective is to kill Americans here, there, anywhere.
Well, to start, by acknowledging the huge debt of the US, and the people of Eastern Europe, an the world have for the 12 year struggle where Afghani Islamic Jihadist Freedom Fighters broke the back and bank of the Soviet Union and were arguably the key factor in ending the Cold War. By stopping raw Soviet imperialism in Afganistan they stopped a highly probable capture of most middle eastern oil fields and a firm military hold all the way to the Indian Ocean. We would have a very different world today if that occurred. However, instead of thanks, the US said "good-by and fuck you" -- and then wonders why they don't love the US. So first, a little perspective and deserved huge respect would go a long way in dealing with the true Afghanhi heroes, many whom when fucked over did evolve into anti-americanism. True appreciation of these Afghani heroes would be a good first step and go a long way in ending hostilities with many islamic jihadists Their primary fight is with long standing American global bombastic and abusive policies and American arrogance and exceptionalism. British, Spanish, Soviet, French, German, Japanese and American imperialism have screwed so many millions of people over for centuries (in some cases). Is it a wonder some react to violence with violence? If you look at the world with a five year perspective one is bound to be confused.
