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Originally posted by geoschmo:
If a nation, any nation, can be shown to have been involved in this, even indirectly by simply allowing those guilty freedom of movement and the ability to train, then that nation can be, MUST be held responsible. Eqully responsible to those that took an active part in the actions.
Now thats a big and dangerous statement.
Did the nation that
a) Trained and armed Iraqi soldiers
b) Supported Soharto when he murdered a MILLION people in his military coup, stating that this would be great for the "global" economy
c) Sent that ex-Panama dictator to military school
ever take some responsibility for those nutters.
I think not.
So how do you think the innocents in those cases felt?
I'm ashamed of my country's involvement in the original occupation of East Timor by Indonesia , and if some angry East Timorese blew up something in my city I'de be horrified, but I would understand where their anger came from (I wouldn't understand their anger, just where it came from).
The US should be looking at its foreign policy, and its citizens should be asking their government "Why would people do this to us?". Thats how you fix the problem.
Terrorism sux, but then all violence against innocents sux and is never justified.
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