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Originally posted by transplant99@Sep 12 2004, 04:36 PM
Why is the US the country that everyone hates?
Huh?
Lets see....
terrorist bomings in Spain, Malaysia, Bali, Russia, Israel, Iraq, Kenya, N Ireland, Argentina, India, England, Phillipines, Japan, France, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Singapore, Tunisia, Pakistan, Yemen, Turkey,
all have been victims of "terrorist" attacks...and thats just inthe last 15 years.
As for Canada...is your memory really that short?
Aremenian terrorists made several attacks in Canada.
Flight 182 that left from Toronto was blown up by Sihk militants.
Mujahideen al-Khalq ( an al-queda cell) attacked the Iranian embassy in Canada.
To think that ONLY the US is "hated" world wide is foolish and narrow minded at the least, but it does explain your position on many things.
I believe in prevention rather than reaction...you dont, thats fine.
I would much rather see something stopped before it happens however and use THAT as reason to go elsewhere in the world to make sure I never see another 9/11 in my lifetime...or even scarier...something worse.
You know..like a nuclear strike from N Korea to some unsuspecting country (Likely S Korea) that is just going about its existance.
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As you can see Tranny, terrorism is an international problem that transends borders. You can't chase it around the world with a tank or a plane. You have to deal with it through other means. Diplomacy for instance. Education for another. Invading the countries that house the ideology you are fighting against only exacerbates the problem.
BTW... your Canada has been attacked by terrorists angle is joke, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you. An act taken by one foreign agency against another on Canadian turf is hardly an attack on Canada. The only terrorist attack that has ever been undertaken against Canada, that I can recall, is the FLQ attack in 1970. That was directed at Canada, not the others you list.
I am with you 100% on prevention being more effective than reaction. That is why I say that diplomacy is so important, as is having an effective foreign policy. America's foreign policy is the primary axe to grind with the terrorists behind the War on Terror. Should this not be the first weapon used, and adjust the foreign policy to be more effective and less of an issue with other nations? Or is that too simple a solution for the greatest country on earth (just ask them) to handle?