On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:36:49 CDT, Brian Loe said: > On 9/11/07, eliza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > why? > > > > it is obvious that you (as a nation) have learnt nothing. > > How so?
Umm.. the fact that we've spent the 6 years since then going out of our way to make sure that the people who did it the first time have entire new countries where they can recruit people who hate us, rather than trying to work towards real peace? Which countries in the area bounded by Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan hate us more now than they did 6 years ago, and which ones are more favorably disposed towards us? We've spend like $440B or more to wage war in an area where Hamas has plenty of grassroots support because they spent *their* money building hospitals for the needy. How many hospitals could we have built for that money? Oh, and Hamas lost a lot less people in construction accidents building things for people who wanted them there, than we lose to IEDs placed by people who don't want us there. And we persist in the same behavior. So yes, it's obvious we've collectively learned nothing. Or at least the country's leadership hasn't - some 70% of the population doesn't support the current policy.
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