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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Well said, and a very good point.
After all, the majority of US citizens are not military and do not wear uniforms. But we digress. Surely you know that the US retains the right of self-defense, including the use of aggression and invasion, but does not assign any other country the same right.
Mr Mephisto
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you've only told half the story.
terrorism is defined by tactics more than presentation.
if saudi arabia invaded the US and set up a theocracy... the local resistance militia who skirmish the enemy's troops with guerilla tactics would not be terrorists, but those bastards who set up a truck bomb outside the mcdonald's would be. those crazy canadians who cross the border to blow up US women and children in a call for returning for democracy would be terrorists.
the need to morally equivocate knows no bounds these days.
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Last edited by irateplatypus; 06-10-2005 at 05:55 PM..
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