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Originally posted by punkworld
WWII. Slavery. Colonialism. The Taliban.
The truth doesn't always lie somewhere in the middle. Sure, facts get distorted over the years, but in retrospect some thing are just wrong.
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Yes, however those examples too have been described from varying points of view. I'm not talking about the right or the wrong of it, I'm talking about the TRUTH of what really happened. Historians will write about an event or a war etc, and people will talk about it, and 100 years later there will still be arguments as to what really happened, and why.
My point stands.... the truth lies somewhere in the middle of all the viewpoints.
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Originally posted by punkworld
The idea that a very tough policy will work wonders is somewhat naive. Most muslims do not (fully) support the terrorists, but the more aggressive a stance the west takes towards Islam as a whole, the more muslims join the fight against us.
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Muslim extremists that hate the west with a passion seem to disrespect weakness or a weak response. In any other circumstance I would support treating the wound with more diplomacy, more friendship, more love etc etc yadda yadda yadda....
But when dealing with the extremist muslims, it seems the only option that does make an impact is to hit them hard right where it hurts most. You of course have a right to disagree, seeing as how you live..... wait, where do you live? If you live in a "free" country then you do have a right to disagree. Fact is, terrorists don't care what your views are, they simply hate you, period. You can support diplomacy all you want, but if I want to applaud someone in history for taking a hard line stance on terrorism, I will.
No one said this was the magic solution, so you can quit trying to play the "naive" card.