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Originally posted by TheFLY
Yeah but it's not far from that... I've been checked for citizenship while driving through Texas... And are you forgetting the Patriot Act that Bush signed?
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveilla..._analysis.html
And what about that 250 BILLION dollar world domination missle defense system that've been able to push since 9/11? HAHA!!
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Don't get me wrong - I'm no fan of the patriot act, or practically any other piece of legislation enacted by Bush's DOJ. A lot of bad legislation will be pushed through using the technique invoking the events of 9/11. It's also true that there's a political climate in place wherein anyone who disagrees with the prevailing wisdom about what to do to combat terrorism (i.e. take military action in any number of countries where they allegedly "promote" terrorism or harbor terrorists) is considered unpatriotic.
Personally, I don't think there is a 100% "right" way to combat terrorism. Military action, while potentially effective at getting rid of current terrorists, tends to breed further resentment in the countries where we take the military action, thereby inspiring another generation of youth to become terrorists. On the other hand, there's no such thing as diplomacy when it comes to Al Qaeda; I don't think we could trust any treaty/agreement they signed, even if they had any interest in such treaties.
Whatever you think of the way the "war on terror" is being handled, we are far from becoming the kind of police state I described in my previous post. I spent some time in Central America back in the 80's, and saw what real police states are like, first hand. (Police states our government was actively supporting with military and financial aid, by the way....)
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