@JTT,
JTT wrote:
Yeah, I'll bet that Osama bin Laden is living a fat and sassy life, Art. And "blowback" isn't his rhetoric. It's the CIA warning long ago that events like 9-11 had to happen.
Let's take a look at what might have caused 9-11. Instead of your fantasy that Osama bin Laden, an extremely wealthy man just decided one day to up and fight the USA so he would have POWER.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6308.htm
Pause JTT. Reset.
A simple question: What does the Muslim Community Center (and Mosque) have to do with either 9/11 or the wars in Iraq/Afghanistan?
A simple question: Why do you think the mosque should or should not be built?
What kind of relations with the Muslim world would have prevented blow-back? What kinds of relations now would stop blow-back? I'm interested in if you have any idea how to fix things or if you're simply interested in blame.
If the problem is that American's don't care about the plight of Iraqis or Afghans, it seems plainly evident that the first step in getting them to care is building empathy. Part of doing this, I believe, is reminding American's that we exist as a nation largely because we were fleeing religious persecution. The sooner Americans open up to their American Muslim neighbors, the sooner the larger global human issue comes into focus. I'm sorry this isn't the dramatic startled wake up you want this to be, and yes because it's a slow process, more people are going to suffer in the mean time. I can't change that, and neither can you. You're going to have to accept that you can't make a person care about a topic, and getting American's to see the full impact of this issue is not going to happen overnight. You're going to have to accept that this is an issue larger than the USA and our own dark history.
JTT wrote:
So, in addition to single handedly revamping the defense department, you also vote. That's it, victory, a done deal! There isn't a soul in the world that has to feel threatened by US Imperialism now.
Unpause. I asked you a series of questions JTT.
What does an American have to do be free of your accusations? How far do they have to go so they are as clear of blame as such a saint as yourself? How do I vote? How many minutes in a day am I allowed to discuss non-USA-terrorism topics? What's the lowest acceptable volume for me to speak about these things?
If it's not too difficult, can you tell me how you've kept war-criminals from walking free. You seem to be the authority here. Tell me how I get to be as enlightened to such a moral altitude as you make seem effortless. Effort after all is what matters, I'm sure you do more than just talk about these topics.
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