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Originally Posted by Manx
I'd love to hear 99.9% of TFP use that exact same excuse to explain a Palestinian terrorist's behavior.
Who among us can ever understand the mental duress that is a product of constant oppression, failure of ones' own people to organize effectively, being walled in, having your homes demolished, having gun ships and soldiers shoot at you and your family.
And yet 99.9% of us judge them as inexcusable and reprehensible.
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The terrorists themselves have said their mission is to kill anyone whom they consider an infidel. "Death to America" is one of their refrains.
They also don't have a problem with mangling/killing innocent noncombatants, including children. Being Jewish is a good enough reason to warrant being killed in gruesome fashion.
For those reasons, I have trouble feeling any sympathy for them whatsoever. As a Navy SEAL said to me, "Dealing with them is like trying to box someone who keeps kicking you in the balls."
And that's not going to change, even if someone gives the terrorists a REALLY big hug.