Posted by Rach on September 11, 2001, at 13:28:29
In reply to Re: war... » Rach, posted by kid_A on September 11, 2001, at 13:15:05
What reports??? Show me the footage and maybe I will believe that.
As you said, no bloodshed is worth any cause. ANY cause; including revenge/retaliation/punishment. If the US retaliates against an entire country (or more than one) then when will the bloodshed ever stop? The US gets revenge, only to have Country A, B, C turn around and attack the US, killing more people. The volume of lives lost will be uncountable. Today's tragedy will be repeated over & over. The US government needs to be strong, needs to punish those directly responsible, and then prevent further deaths.
No amount of retaliation will EVER make the grieving process easier. It will just delay the pain. The families may scream for blood, but it will only be detrimental to them, & the country.
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> Rach, I've heard reports that people in the streets of palesine are recjoicing. Do you think that it is just some rogue element of an obscure part of the middle east? There is an entire nation, if not more than one, who despiss us, (all for a depth of reasons too complex to even note here)... There are children to be sure, there are mothers to be sure, no bloodshed is worth any cause... But what are we to do? What else can we do given our defense policy, a massive and calculated successfull terrorist attack was perpetrated on US soil. We have litterally been forced into a position of retaliation, however you feel on that fact, this is the truth of the matter... No one says that this death is right, no death is right, but try telling that to the families of the grieving....
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