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Originally Posted by Perndog
I don't think most anti-Western sentiment is due to a lack of humanitarianism. Dozens of brands of Islam hate the West because of its decadence or its supposed association with Jews. Countries like North Korea hate the West because their rulers tell them to. There are some people who are genuinely pissed off because their houses were bombed. But most of them hated us before they started getting hurt because they were raised that way by anti-Western parents and anti-Western governments that are often crueler than ours. It doesn't matter how nice the US is to some of these groups. They'll still hate us and everyone like us.
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I was waiting for a good opportunity to explain my "War on Drugs" quip to Brandon, since it obviously went over his head. Thanks for providing it, Pern. I don't necessarily agree with it, but it does help get the point across: The "War on Terror," just like the "War on Drugs," is a complete joke and an utter failure. As David Cross said, "It's like having a War on Jealousy- you're not going to win."
Now before any War Hawks jump in and rattle off statistics showing how many senior Al-Qaeda officials we've caught or killed, etc., think of that monster from Greek mythology- the one who, once its head is chopped off, sprouts seven more heads- yes, Joan Rivers.
You're never going to get them all, and our present course of action is only going to make things worse. I'm sure I could use Israel and Palestine as a solid example, but we all know that would just be pinko-commie-america-hatin'-fag talk.