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Originally posted by ARTelevision
Observing some of the statements above and in the air these days, what concerns me is how soft and weak-willed we seem to have become as a collective "free world."
All these mea culpas and collective self doubts make me wonder if we have what it takes to overcome an enemy sworn and dedicated to destroy us and our way of life.
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The reactions to this from many people are bothersome to me but I don't doubt our collective resolve should the situation become more critical.
There seems to be a tendency for many people to assume that American action in just about any case is wrong, misguided, or disrespectful to other societies, cultures, or ethnicities. Too many people first ask of Nick Berg "What the hell was he doing over there?" rather than denouncing the acts of the terrorists. Apparetnly the thinking is "Well they have no other recourse after all, we invaded them." The answer of course is BULLSHIT there are plenty of other avenues open to them that don't involve murdering people but god forbid we acknowledge the fact that some groups of people are just plain morally bankrupt.
In the case of the Iraqi prisoners, has a single person asked "What the hell did they do to be in prison?" Not that I've heard. It would be interesting to hear the stories of the "tortured" prisoners just as we are hearing the stories of the murdered Americans and "brutal" prison guards. I'm sure at least some of them are guilty of some pretty heinous acts that go beyond stacking naked people up and taking pictures.
And before I get jumped on for "defending" the actions of the prison guards, I'm not. I think it's disgusting. But I'm also getting sick of hearing how wrong the US is and how the terrorists are excused because "they're terrorists and they don't hide what they are" or some other line of crap.
At some point the attrocities exacted against innocents by terrorists will overcome most people's acceptance of their evil acts and we will have a more united front. Unfortunately it will probably take another 9/11 or two before people realize that understanding will get us nowhere.