From:	shadowrn@*********.com (Iridios)
Subject:	oh my god
Date:	Wed Sep 12 07:50:01 2001

shadowrun wrote:

> What has America done to motivate some group of people to
> willing give their lives for a cause ?
>
> In 1998 American warplanes launched a strike against Osama
> Bin Laden's base in Afganistan ,

Which was both a response to his bombings of two embassies just days
earlier, and a pre-emptive strike as our intelligence network had
evidence he was planning more bombings at the time. Osama Bin Laden
attacks America because he hates America. He hates America because we
are friends with Israel.

Is he justified in his attacks? Should we allow him to continue his
attacks just because some people believe it's a response to some
aggression by us?


> my question is this is the attack on the WTC the action or
> the reaction ? the answer is both

Yes it is both. He attacks civilians who are heading into work. We
attacked his operations that are used for preparing more attacks against
civilians.

>
> someone commented on the fact that this was an attack on
> americans and should be solved by americans and that the UN
> should mind it's own business
>
> by what f#$%ing right do you have to intrude on other
> nations military disputes (korea vietnam and kuwait) yet
> when your own dispute occurs you are the last to follow the
> procedures you have lain down as being correct , big stick
> attitude is what caused this problem in the first place ,

We were asked to help in Korea, Vietnam, and Kuwait. In fact we were
asked by the UN to help. Now, I believe, that we will respond to this
attack without going to the UN. Who do we have to go to, when the UN
comes to us for help?

> rules should apply equally to all , simply because you have
> the resources to do so on your own does not mean that it is
> right to do so ,



>
> America is not the worlds policeman as no one has asked them
> to fulfill that role, and should be very careful that it
> does not become the worlds bully

Every major military action we have been involved in since WWII, has
been at the request of other nations or the UN.


> this is why you see people in palestine celebrating at this
> tragedy , yes it is sick , but they are sick too , sick of
> interferance in their affairs of state by a distant power ,

We haven't interfered in their affairs of state. They hate America
because we are friends with Israel.


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Iridios