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Originally posted by TheFLY
Nobody wants to love a terrorist, but deep down you know that is the right thing to do... pity, compassion, forgiveness... You can't be a real martyr or hero if you wave a flag that says, "Feel sorry for me!" -- do you see the problem with pride? If you have to kill someone breaking into your home, do you wave a flag that says, "I'm a hero!" -- NO, unless you're sick. Who can entirely blame Bush when we have accepted words/concepts like "pride" and "patriotism"...? Love is the answer, but it'll never happen until we have real leaders that can follow simple wisdom like "turn the other cheek", "do unto others...", etc... it's simply the right thing to do, but nobody wants to hear it because it's not macho -- nobody likes Ned Flanders because he reminds you that you're a bad person -- and your pride prevents you from investigating your divine nature. Go polish up your war medals, meanwhile your soul tarnishes... 
Terror only exists if you allow yourself to define it as such. Smoke a bowl and pray for the souls of the murderers.
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I think I understand where you are coming from. The problem is what a terroist attack does to the economy. When the economy of a country suffers from a terroist attack that in my opinion is a threat. The USA accounts for about 25% of the world economy, so terroist threats/attacks arent good for the world in general.
Iraq has not caused trouble in some time. However Iraq has invaded countries in the past, was defeated and ordered to disarm. When a tyrant holds dictatorship of a country he alone rolls the dice, no checks or balances to keep the nation sound. Now after 12 years of violations towards the UN Iraq is a strong subject of debate. Does a dictatorship based goverment that has only violated a few UN resolutions deserve to be removed by military force? Does Sadam really have enough bio/chem weapons to kill millions? If so, is there really a chance that he will provide terroist networks with them? How will a military attack on Iraq effect other countries? Will a rebuilt Iraq serve as a economic/dipolmatic strong point for the US? Many questions can be raised reguarding this issue. Nobody has the same opinion. Nobody has the perfect idea. Many people both pro-war and anti-war focus on one issue of the puzzle. Nobody knows how the puzzle will look ounce put together. Many pros and cons reguarding the outcome can be assumed and nothing more. Nobody knows what will actually happen. Anti-americans, the blood thiristy, the tree huggers, the conspiracy thirsty, the american patriots, can only stress what they think will happen. I am probably not making sense anymore. I am off to celebrate Tuesday. I need more drinks, more smoke. No more computer for the day