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Originally Posted by smooth
...All of those countries you listed, plus additional ones you haven't (e.g., Spain and Greece), have been dealing with catastrophic terrorist attacks on their home soil for over 20 years now.
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I understand that they have, but there has been nothing close in history to the magnitude of death and destruction (both in a human life toll and a economic toll - $20 Billion) of 911 brought about by the fundamentalists.
The question I ask myself is what can be done to stop this from happening again, not just to America but to anyone, anywhere. As radical as invading Iraq is, the methods to which fundamentalists use to express themselves are quite extreme as well.
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Originally Posted by tecoyah
We will likely STILL be fighting this "War on Terrorism " in 20 years, unless we find the forsight to at least attempt to understand the underlying cause of such incredible hatred.
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Yeah, its a pretty bleak thought, too...
Regarding the 'underlying causes' you mention, might it not be conceivable that at least some of the problem lies with the methods the fundamentalist mindset chooses to address its own problems? Do they have a right to be angry with the US and others, or are they expressing frustration and rage at their own shortcomings and failures as a society in general? As one example, this comes to mind: I wonder for instance how it must feel to the Iraqis for them to have to see one of their own, the respected Ayatollah Sistani, in a British hospital being treated for heart disease.