[QUOTE=ubertuber]Who's reading between the lines?[quote]
You asked a question about what I thought. I responded. I never said you were reading between the lines, I only stated that you don't need to.
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I don't think that there are really many people or groups who (pay attention, because I'm quoting you here) "kill innocent people for no reason other than to terrorize" or (doing it again) "want to kill other people based only on their religion or nationality".
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Why does a suicide bomber kill innocent people in your view?
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The people we are fighting don't claim to be doing those things "for no other reason".
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Why would a terrorist target and kill a child? Disabled? Senior Citizens? Non-military? Their own Countrymen? People providing medical care and aid to the sick and injuried? What are the reasons?
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They're NOT using terror "for no other reason".
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Why do they use terror rather than the other political and social options available? The use of terror as a tactic is a choice. It is a perferred choice by terrorists. It is a perferred choice because....???
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They tell us very clearly why they do what they do.
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I have not seen them clearly define it, why do they do it?
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They're trying to communicate.
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What were they communicating on 9/11?
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No reading between the lines is necessary. Understanding their motivations is an important part of understanding the most effective way of dealing with or stopping them.
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What is their motivation? Their motivation is to control how people live. Are you willing to sit down and compromise on that issue?