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Originally posted by onetime2
The difference Nano is that the goal of the School of the Americas is not to train terrorists to target civilians. It happens but that is not the goal.
Terrorists have been created by almost every military organization in existence. Does that mean they are terrorist organizations? No.
Were the flight schools in Florida terrorist organizations because they enabled the hijackers? No, because their intent was not to kill innocent civilians and spread terror. Their intent was to train pilots.
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Originally posted by onetime2
His point (and it's one that I agree with) is that there is no room to disagree over the fact that terrorism is unacceptable. It is not acceptable to target innocent civilians. It is not acceptable to stand idly by while others do so. It is especially not acceptable to enable those who wish to kill innocents. Terrorism stands in direct opposition to civilization.
There is no room for "well terrorism is ok in this situation". There's no "understanding" to be given to those who choose this path. This isn't some theoretical discussion about how everyone's opinion should count and hold validity. Those who believe in terrorism should not be accepted in world society. That is the essence of the message.
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So basically, you are saying that terrorism is horrible and has no purpose. Except that every military, ever, has used it with purpose including the United States. Getting caught in a bind by your own previous statements hurts a lot, I know from experience, next time you might want to think about your statement and its ramifications before advocating a particular policy.
"Terrorists have been created by almost every military organization in existence. Does that mean they are terrorist organizations? No." Either "you are with the terrorist or against the terrorism" and those military organizations seem to be closer to terrorist than not.
"Were the flight schools in Florida terrorist organizations because they enabled the hijackers? No, because their intent was not to kill innocent civilians and spread terror. Their intent was to train pilots" Really, how is this a response to what I said? The School for the Americas seems to train militants in terrorist tactics, not how to fly a bloody sand piper.