Once you remove all the anger and name calling, you really seem to be a pretty reasonable person, and I do in fact agree with you on several points. However, you and many other people seem to be misguided as to who exactly the 'enemy' is.
Please keep in mind that the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq are two completely different things. I agree, the flying of planes into the world trade center towers was a terrible act of agression against the US, and the ones responsible should be dealt with appropriately. We both agree on that, as I believe everyone else does. But who were the ones responsible? The US Government attributes those attacks to a small group of religious extremists whose number is estimated at around 3000 individuals. It is difficult to equate or even compare this situation to events such as World War II, the agression of Nazi Germany, or the attacks on Pearl Harbor, which were acts of entire countries and agressive occupation plans.
Now contrast that with our current war in Iraq. Iraq did not provoke the war by an act of agression. They were not a threat to the US, and despite the changing reasons given by our government, we invaded their country basically unprovoked. In essence, the people fighting back are doing nothing more than defending the country against what they see as an invading force, in any way they can. They are not terrorists and had nothing to do with the 911 attacks. True, various terrorist groups are now using our invasion of Iraq to their advantage and to recruit additional members, but that is a byproduct of our actions, not the reason for it.
Cheers, Brad
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