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Originally posted by Dragonlich
Ah yes, *we* have to be careful so as to not anger the Islamic moderates. When exactly are *they* going to stop using extremist rhetoric? There are countless Islamic ("moderate") political leaders using the exact same phrases that we aren't supposed to use. But *we* have to take care not to anger them...
Well, I say screw them. If a Muslim can't see the difference between the Christian crusades during the middle-ages, and a current "crusade" against terrorists abusing the Islamic religion, they're not moderates to begin with! It's been, what, 700 or 800 years since our crusades, but they're *still* not over it?
(Speaking of the crusades... you are aware of the fact that the Muslims invaded *us* first, don't you? The crusades began as an attempt to kick the Muslims invaders out of our countries (Spain, the Balkans, etc), and then out of *our* holy places... So it's not as black 'n white as many people claim.)
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America's foreign policy can't be based on military action alone. Saying "screw 'em" and proceeding blindly, aggressively and insensitively through global politics will only create more enemies. We do want to reach a point where we aren't constantly engaged in war, don't we? Let's be real here...you can't kick the ass of the entire world and eternal conflict is no position that any reasonable person wants to be in.