Because this seems to have become a side thread inside the guns thread I thought I would move it here.
First of all I would like to say I hate terrorists, and I do not really think there is much we can do to them besides kill them because most will never change their ways if left alive.
I will use the example of the sunni's in iraq. under saddam they were pretty much in charge. for the average sunni who was not involved in politics life was pretty good, they loved their country. they did not interact with shia's much because they lived in different area's mostly and just didn't interact.
the US moves in and deposes saddam. they lose their power over things with the shia majority starting to take over. electrical, water, schools, all the things that worked in sunni areas under saddam, now do not work. they hear horror stories of what was happening under saddam from courts and soldiers and propaganda leaflets.
but they saw none of this under saddam, life was good for them. next thing you know some pakistani or iranian comes to them and says "get your country back" they saw no attrocities commited by saddam, they saw none of the things which he did wrong. they were part of the supported minority. to them, we are the aggresors, who deposed their rightly elected president.
you and I know these things to be false. all elections were rigged. saddam did many evil things. but they do not tknow. they know they lived in happiness and prosperity and the us led invasion destroyed that for them. to them they are freedom fighters.
I beleive that the iranians and pakistanis and others who are instigating the fighting and trying to stir up trouble are the real evil bastards. for the most part. the only thing that separates us from the terrorists is point of view.
to end, unfortunately, once their viewpoint is taken and held, there seems nothing we can do but fight them, as we will never change their minds.
we want freedom, prosperity and safety for ourselves and our families.
they want freedom prosperity and safety for themselves and their families.
we just disagree on the best way to get there.
Hammertime
