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Originally posted by madp
I don't believe anyone is suggesting anything of the sort. Regardless of the "righteousness," or lack thereof, of the religious or political motives behind terrorist tactics, the tactics cannot be rewarded.
If the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is representative, those who perpetrate terrorism have not been amenable to reasonable compromise. Most "every day" Israelis and Palestinians would have signed off on more than one of the previous peace proposals. Until the extremists on both sides of the fence are dealt with, you cannot effectively deal with the underlying issues imo (mostly because the terrorsits don't really want the issues resolved, because it is these very issues which give them their power).
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Very well put. Step One, stop the bombs from blowing you up. Step Two, attempt to understand why they were blowing you up in the first place and address any issues you may find. When someone is attempting to kill you with a bomb, they have shown you they have no desire to be understood. They have given up on understanding and political methods. They are showing you that they no longer care what you think, and simply want to destroy you and your political process. You cannot apply understanding to a process that is simply intent on destroying you. By the time you get done trying to understand it, you've been blown sky-high.
/end really simplified version.