Okay... I've spent the last three months watching nothing but CNN. I've seen all the reports of the WTC and Pentagon disasters, foreign and domestic reactions, anthrax, documentaries of Al Qaeda camps, the statements and positions of other Islamic and non-islamic countries, status updates of the war, the fight between Israel and Palestine, documentaries of Afghan people, and so on.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I would think that all of us here are reasonable and intelligent enough that when we encounter a conflict, we know enough to look for the underlying cause, instead of just doing damage control. So why is it that I don't see too much reporting and interpretations as to WHY? What drove all these Islamic millitants to hate America so much that they would kill us AND them just to get attention?
I know. for most people thats an easy question to answer. They're evil. Sure. Even Bush said it. They're pure evil and are only determined to destroy America - end of story. We're comfortable with that answer and leave it at that - so that we can be comfortable in our decision to support the war. (For the record, I strongly support our millitary actions, but am not too comfortable with it)
I don't buy that. That answer bugs me. These people are apparently desparate. Could it be that America is doing something unfair to these people and perpetuating it while turning a blind eye? Now don't get me wrong. I obviously don't support what any of these Al Qaeda people are doing. I support Bush, and have done so for three months.
The Bin Laden video that was released yesterday.... You know how CNN has reported that many people in Arab countries claim that it was fake? I think thats despicable. They should, and probably do know it is not, and should all know, whether they admit it or not, that Bin Laden is guilty. But why don't they come out and admit it? Because deep down inside, they support him, and some people even admit that. They turn a blind eye to the truth, that Bin Laden is behind terrible terrorist acts and deserve what we're doing to him. I think that part is easy for all of us to see. Let's get to "why" in a second...
What's not easy for us to see, is that maybe, just maybe we're doing the SAME thing. We turn a blind eye to the truth, that maybe we're doing something terrible, in a less dramatic way, to cause so many people to hate us so much they want to destroy our country.
What exactly are we doing? What is the truth I think we're all trying to ignore so we can feel good about ourselves? I'm not quite sure, though I have some ideas... It is my hope that someone can shed some light on it, so we can better understand the world and our impact on it.
For those that chose to flame me, you are ignoring the underlying question of "why?" Unless, of course, you subscribe to the idea that they are all pure evil.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I would think that all of us here are reasonable and intelligent enough that when we encounter a conflict, we know enough to look for the underlying cause, instead of just doing damage control. So why is it that I don't see too much reporting and interpretations as to WHY? What drove all these Islamic millitants to hate America so much that they would kill us AND them just to get attention?
I know. for most people thats an easy question to answer. They're evil. Sure. Even Bush said it. They're pure evil and are only determined to destroy America - end of story. We're comfortable with that answer and leave it at that - so that we can be comfortable in our decision to support the war. (For the record, I strongly support our millitary actions, but am not too comfortable with it)
I don't buy that. That answer bugs me. These people are apparently desparate. Could it be that America is doing something unfair to these people and perpetuating it while turning a blind eye? Now don't get me wrong. I obviously don't support what any of these Al Qaeda people are doing. I support Bush, and have done so for three months.
The Bin Laden video that was released yesterday.... You know how CNN has reported that many people in Arab countries claim that it was fake? I think thats despicable. They should, and probably do know it is not, and should all know, whether they admit it or not, that Bin Laden is guilty. But why don't they come out and admit it? Because deep down inside, they support him, and some people even admit that. They turn a blind eye to the truth, that Bin Laden is behind terrible terrorist acts and deserve what we're doing to him. I think that part is easy for all of us to see. Let's get to "why" in a second...
What's not easy for us to see, is that maybe, just maybe we're doing the SAME thing. We turn a blind eye to the truth, that maybe we're doing something terrible, in a less dramatic way, to cause so many people to hate us so much they want to destroy our country.
What exactly are we doing? What is the truth I think we're all trying to ignore so we can feel good about ourselves? I'm not quite sure, though I have some ideas... It is my hope that someone can shed some light on it, so we can better understand the world and our impact on it.
For those that chose to flame me, you are ignoring the underlying question of "why?" Unless, of course, you subscribe to the idea that they are all pure evil.
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