2007-10-28 12:11:54 · 16 answers · asked by m m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Hiroshima and Nagasaki anyone?
The deliebarte targetting of civilains for political reasons is THE definition of a terrorist act
2007-10-28 12:31:34 · update #1
You have to define terrorism first.
Thomas Jefferson described the acts perpetrated by the Barbary Pirates as Terrorism back in the early 1800's when he declared war on Tripoli because of terrorism.
In my opinion terrorist acts are deliberate acts designed to make non-combatants afraid by individuals, supported by the government of a nation which has not declared war on the nation being attacked.
Using this definition the United States, to the best of my knowledge, has not committed any terrorist acts.
2007-10-28 12:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, I will ask you to define "terrorist act." And secondly, I will tell you that it's all a matter of perspective. As a former British colony, our birth came as an act of terrorism (Boston Tea Party -- and the riots that preceded it). In the 20th century alone, there was "The Lincoln Brigade" which fought in Spain, we over threw the Iranian government -- just to see if we could, we armed a militia (and then promised them military support) and attacked Cuba (Bay of Pigs). The CIA (and its predecessor) has trained numerous people to carry out such "acts." Who do you suppose trained Ho Chi Minh and Osama bin Laden? A CIA trained operative blew up a Cuban civilian airliner in 1978. We've operated in Central America for decades, what do you think the Iran Contra affair was all about? I LOVE my country, but I know and understand that its hands have not always been as white and pure as snow.
2007-10-28 12:29:21 · answer #2 · answered by Doc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 07:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by federica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I'm aware of... Naturally the whining bed wetting liberals will claim that every action that we've done from even before we were and independent country was an act of terrorism.... but those idiots have a right to an opinion also....
2007-10-28 12:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had to look and see if you included pounding Japan into the dirt to end the war they started. Sure enough, you did. Typical.
2007-10-28 12:39:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many acts of terrorism, for many years
2007-11-03 06:21:28 · answer #6 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CIA has...and funded terrorist too, but at the time were freedom fighters.
2007-10-28 12:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by Edge Caliber 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No
Those were not terrorist acts. Reread your history. We were at war with Japan. A war in which they started by attacking us. I'll stand by my answer.
2007-10-28 12:18:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
The answer would come down to your point of view.
If you ask your average American Conservative, the answer is no. If you ask your Average Liberal the answer is yes.
The truth is that the US can and will continue to protect itself from evil regimes despite what the American Left moans about.
Warm regards,
Douglas
2007-10-28 12:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by prancinglion 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. So I guess it depends on who you ask and history will tell....
2007-10-28 12:22:09 · answer #10 · answered by Elizabeth L 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋