Originally Posted by stevo

I don't think the iraq war needs to be blurred into anything. Its clear to me, obviously not to everyone, that it is a part of the war on terror. People call the insurgents in iraq something akin to freedom fighters. That they are only fighing because we invaded them. Then the question is raised, "well, wouldn't you do the same thing if another country invaded NY?"

I can answer with a straight face - NO.

No, i would not drive a truck full of explosives into a crowded market.
No, I would not walk into a church during a funeral and blow myself up and everyone around me.

The terrorists don't do these things to fight the americans. They do them because they believe the people around them are just as evil as the US for cooperating. For them, an islamic state cannot be created by peaceful means, only through bombs and bullets. Their words, not mine.