no - the preaching of hate of the USA starts from birth, and is not a new thing at all. The methods and ability to bring it to our shores is the only thing that has changed. This has been going on for decades.
islam = death cult
2006-08-10 07:06:39
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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No.
9-11.
2006-08-10 14:08:12
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answer #2
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answered by Koriandr 2
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Depends.
When well-armed countries like America and Israel use heavy-handed military strikes that cause a lot of civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure (and economies) but fail to cause significant harm to terrorist networks, then it only creates deep and festering anger against those countries.
But, when the "war on terrorism" is fought with more subtle tools, like diplomacy, a strong intelligence apparatus, economic incentives, cooperation of allied goverments, and avoiding policies that create more anger than benefit (the US having bases in Saudi Arabia was a good example), then it has a much better chance of succeeding.
It doesn't mean that military action is always a bad idea. But it often backfires. Israel's decision to punish Lebanon for Hezbollah's existence isn't going to turn sympathy there away from Hezbollah -- it'll have completely the opposite effect.
2006-08-10 14:25:47
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answered by Blenderhead 5
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Yes it is. But then if we are fighting a just war over terrorism I applaud that. The problem is with the religious dogma peddled by evil men who have perverted true Islam (not that I support Islam) and twisted events into a gross caricature of what Islam stands for. Those who are converted are either already evil or are gullible. But I do think moderate muslims should exert more control and express more support for what the state is doing to combat this threat. These moderate people need to get off the fence and forthrightly say what Islam really stands for and more definitively condemn wrongdoing from within their own faith and not just condemn those outside their faith. They also need to learn to love the jews.
2006-08-10 14:16:22
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answered by cognito44 3
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Without a doubt. Do you have time to consider some 'theories'?
Without "wars" (such as Korea in the 1950's; the Cuban missile crisis in the 1960's; Vietnam in the 1970's, the Cold War well into the 1980's; and Desert Storm in the 1990's) our country's military/industrial complex was losing status among government bureaucracies - and "war" suppliers like Boeing, McDonnell-Douglas, and Halliburton was losing money. "War" is necessary in this country, even if it has to be fabricated and fraudulently forced upon the American people. So, the 'secret society' that actually controls our government arranged for a weak-minded simpleton to become President. Once George W. Bush was installed as a 'puppet', Dick Cheney, Don Rumsfeld and others took over. They invented a 'terrorist' attack on U.S. soil (of course, there would have to be some 'collateral damage' for effect).
That gave the Bushites an excuse to illegally and unconstitutionally invade Iraq for two really lame reasons: 1) George Bush had a personal vendetta against Hussein, and 2) Dick Cheney wants all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so he and his Exxon-Mobil buddies can get richer and richer and richer.
After almost five years, things are starting to wear thin, and the Bushites needed another 'incident' to shake things up. So, today they orchestrated a planned hijacking of American planes at Britain's Heathrow Airport. Think about the genius of such a plan, and consider what it does for the Bush administration's credibility:
1. It proves that George Bush was right: the 'evil empire' still exists, and we need to be ever-vigilant against terrorists;
2. It cements Bush's relationship with Tony Blair as England's patience and support was beginning to run its course;
3. It could boost Bush's approval ratings just prior to the mid-term elections (but not so close to the elections that it might look suspicious);
4. It gives fresh fodder for the conservative-biased media which has begun to get way too repetitive. This event lets Limbaugh, Hannity and Coulter shout down anyone with an alternative opinion, and allows their Hitler-esque propaganda machines to continue brainwashing their inflexible dittoheads with new bias, bigotry, and hatred;
5. It will take Americans' minds off the high price of gasoline, which is expected to hit $4.20 a gallon this weekend in some parts of the country.
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Absurdly far-fetched you say? George Bush couldn't possibly have planned a terrorist attack in New York City on 9-11, and couldn't possibly have conspired to hijack planes to the U.S.A. from Britain this morning. Nah, it couldn't happen....
Well, there are plenty of theories on who killed JFK.
There are plenty of different ideas on why Marilyn Monroe died of an "overdose" of pills.
There are plenty of rumors about Bill and Hillary Clinton, and how so many of their friends and associates seemed to meet untimely, mysterious deaths, including a supposed suicide of Vince Foster.
Not so far-fetched was a little scandal in the 1970's called Watergate wherein a Republican U.S. President was forced to resign due to illegal activities in which he was personally involved.
Not so far-fetched was a little scandal during the Reagan administration called Iran-Contra. Reagan's loyal underlings took all the heat, and no blame stuck to our 'Teflon" Republican President.
Not so far-fetched was a stupid little scandal that impeached a President because he lied to Congress (as if those cretins don't deal in lies everyday of their lives) and because he had a little dalliance with a White House intern (as if no one in the Oval Office or Congress has ever diddled a secretary, intern, aid, or underling employee). That "investigation" cost taxpayers millions and millions of dollars while Congress wasted its time being titillated instead of tending to important government business like term limits and political corruption).
Is the "war on terror" augmenting the number of terrorists all over the world? Yes. Because hatred begets war, and war begets more war.
The U.S. used to tell us it could protect us from a nuclear bomb if we just hid under our school desks and hated communists.
Now the government is telling us it's more difficult to protect us from a bunch of religious fanatics. Why? -RKO- 08/10/06
2006-08-10 14:48:32
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answered by -RKO- 7
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I agree. I think that the War on Terrorism is well-intentioned and necessary, but I think it's just breeding more terrorists by enflaming and mobilizing young Muslims who would've otherwise had secular views on life.
2006-08-10 14:08:06
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answered by Elsa 1
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No but it is giving them a focal point for their actions. I think if they want to play with the big boys then we should start acting like the big boys and take them all out.
2006-08-10 14:06:44
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answered by Anna 2
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Nobody was mentioning them prior to 9/11 so maybe we weren't really looking so any amount at this point would seem greater..
2006-08-10 14:09:43
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answered by bereal1 6
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yeah I believe that is the case.
2006-08-10 14:06:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Yup when there was not word of it, there wasn't it.
2006-08-10 14:04:20
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answered by dahamu_626 1
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