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The war on terrorism we are dealing with now stems from long past conflicts that were never truly ended. In my statement I was not talking about victims, or aggressors. I was talking about human beings. The people perpetrating these acts have clear goals and targets, and proven methodology. They know they cannot fight a stand up battle against the most powerful military in the world. But they can pick off a convoy truck and hold the drivers hostage while they demand that headscarves be allowed in French schools. Fostering hatred and reminding children every day that the jihad was brought on by the West prevents the peaceful end to a conflict that wastes everyone's time, energy and effort. There are more factors than this, but I do not have the expertise to go into them.
Random terror cannot be dealt with by forgiveness. Random terror must be eliminated.
I like to let people think for themselves. I have never taught anyone anything that they did not learn themselves. Whether or not you were 'on base' does not detract from the discussion.
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