pure mind:
thank you. this is exactly what i was trying to say before.And to all the others who didn't quite get my other point - the US is projecting an image, their actions are being interpreted by friends and foes.
Whether those perceptions are right or wrong is not for me to judge. All I was saying is, that you should ask yourself why you have enemies, why people in the middle east resent your involvement rather than discount them all as a bunch of criminals and weirdos which need to be wiped off this earth. And my other question was, isn't this current war making that perception worse, and would that be the same, if it was backed by the UN?
j2k4 - No! they dont need money to train. they dont need money to terrorize. these organizations are all over the world! destroying a government which supplies terrorists with money and such (some places in africa) would have an impact on terrorism, but it certainly wouldnt abolish it. suicide bombers in israel need to be supplied with a bomb. the governments are not the main source of funds for terrorism. there is so much dirty money floating around, black markets, etc. that a government is not necessary to provide terror money. training camps may be necessary. and it is scary to think that we cant find and dont destroy these places. i dont know... but i do know that taking any amounts of gov'ts (more than 2 of which is not going to happen) will not stop global terrorism, and will increase the amount of hatred towards the US.
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