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kane · 04-04-2009, 01:32 AM

I think Bin Laden got more than he could have ever wished for. I'm sure he expected a retaliation and assumed that we would invade Afghanistan and get drawn into an extended conflict there. Iraq was a gift to him. Sure we have killed some terrorist in Iraq, but by invading them and then occupying that country for years we have created many more terrorist than we killed. Now the terrorist get to point at us and say, "See, we told you they are imperialist scum. They invade countries and occupy them and try to install their own government there." and many of the people of that part of the world will believe them. Those who were on the fence about us now have something to hate us for.

Add in the fact that we have spent around a trillion on Iraq and that our economy is collapsing and he is probably dancing in his cave.

The rough part is that you can't win once you get involved with terrorism. If we do nothing we look weak and that invites more attacks. If we attack them back there is the chance that we cause more hate to be aimed towards us and the more we attack them the more they want to attack us. It is a sad, sorry, never ending circle. There is a line in Macbeth where he realizes that all the back stabbing and violence will only lead to more back stabbing and violence and he says, "I am in blood and they say that blood shall have blood." Truer words have never been spoken.

Before 9/11 we had tinkered in the terrorism situation. On 9/11 we officially became part of something that will never end, at least not in our lifetime.

It sucks no matter what you do.

04-04-2009, 01:32 AM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	I think Bin Laden got more than he could have ever wished for. I'm sure he expected a retaliation and assumed that we would invade Afghanistan and get drawn into an extended conflict there. Iraq was a gift to him. Sure we have killed some terrorist in Iraq, but by invading them and then occupying that country for years we have created many more terrorist than we killed. Now the terrorist get to point at us and say, "See, we told you they are imperialist scum. They invade countries and occupy them and try to install their own government there." and many of the people of that part of the world will believe them. Those who were on the fence about us now have something to hate us for. Add in the fact that we have spent around a trillion on Iraq and that our economy is collapsing and he is probably dancing in his cave. The rough part is that you can't win once you get involved with terrorism. If we do nothing we look weak and that invites more attacks. If we attack them back there is the chance that we cause more hate to be aimed towards us and the more we attack them the more they want to attack us. It is a sad, sorry, never ending circle. There is a line in Macbeth where he realizes that all the back stabbing and violence will only lead to more back stabbing and violence and he says, "I am in blood and they say that blood shall have blood." Truer words have never been spoken. Before 9/11 we had tinkered in the terrorism situation. On 9/11 we officially became part of something that will never end, at least not in our lifetime. It sucks no matter what you do.