It is our fight. 9-11 sealed that deal. We fight an enemy who has no regard for political boundries. Country, language and race have no bearing on this enemy. He fights for dominance all over the world. Islamist extremists must be fought where they live, not where we live. 'Flat-earth' thinking on your part does not change that.
Blaming the victim is not productive. The Islamists resent our influence on the rest of the world and our support of Israel. We should take our foreign policy cues from Al Queda?
The terrorists are Muslim extremists. What else should I know?
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The majority of the terrorist attacks are not driven by religion. They are driven by a strategic objective. Which is to rid modern democracies and its military forces from the territory that the terrorists view as their homeland. Almost every terrorist incident has come about because they want the democratic state to withdraw.
Until the U.S. invaded Iraq, Iraq never had a suicide terrorist attack in all of its history.
Between the years 1995 and 2004, two-thirds of all attacks came from countries where the U.S. had troops stationed. Iraq's suicide missions today are carried out by Iraqi Sunnis and Saudis. Who were the 9/11 terrorists? answer 15 of 19 participants were Saudis.
It's about occupation. In the years 1981-1984 there were 43 suicide attacks in Lebanon. Once Canada, Israel, and the US withdrew from Lebanon the bombings stopped.
The Islamists do not resent or influence on the rest of the world. The largest Islamic fundamentalist countries have not been responsible for any suicide terrorist attack. None have come from Iran or the Sudan.
We should take our orders from the Constitution. We should not engage ourselves in an illegal undeclared war and protect our borders at home.
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According to you the choice is to let oppression triumph or occupy Iran????????
LOL
Those are not the only choices.
That's not exactly what I said. Please don't oversimplify and exaggerate my position.
LMAO oversimplify and exaggerate?? That is exactly what you said. You're not being honest on this. here is your exact quote
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So we should ignore all threats to our interests outside of our borders? Let oppression triumph throughout the world? Only we are entitled to live free?"
How else do you interpret this?????
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If you want to go over to the Middle East feel free to sign up and fight. But you wont it's always "let the other person die" syndrome. Americans should not be sacrificed by their government.
There is no draft. No one is forced to go anywhere.
That's a strange comment. My statement made no mention of a draft.
Iraq is not being illegally occupied.
Invading a country without a declaration of war is illegal.
When I mention founding documents I am referring to those documents signed as the country was being formed: Articles of Confederation, The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution which includes the Bill of Rights.
The examples you give are the policies of individual administrations. If non-interventionist policies were so vital as you seem to believe, would not they be included in the founding documents?
The 'job" of the government is laid out in the Constitution. When you base a government on freedom you cannot illegally occupy a country. If you read up on what Washington, Jefferson, and others preached about our country and the reasons it was founded you'd be able to make an informed decision.
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I just dont think you are informed.
I'm informed enough to give you a regular thumping.
I'm not trying to hack on you but you are more concerned about WANTING to be right instead of learning the truth. Hopefully once you learn all the facts you can make an informed decision.
Because that WOULD explain a lot of things.. The media is a bitch if thats the case. We are actually(?) the problem but the media makes it out like some "Muslim extremist" are at it again. I believe the TV has brainwashed many people... 
