Firstly, do not ever think that I am condoning terrorism. It is a heinous crime against all of mankind.Originally posted by Angelique
Again, give a piece of candy to a kid throwing a tantrum, and it will teach the kid that throwing tantrums works. Caving to terrorism will not stop it either. It's like, "These guys blew up a train station, and Spain pulled out of Iraq! Hey, this blowing up train stations deal really works! Let's try it again!" Give them their way, and we'll be perpetuating more terrorism- by rewarding it.
However, it isn't simply grown people throwing hissy fits. These are people that feel heavily persecuted themselves (sometimes with legitimate complaints - see this link for a brief peek at what I am referring to http://www.religioustolerance.org/reac_ter13.htm). These people feel that this is there last resort to make a real statement or difference in the way that their families and countrymen's lives. It is because they have different ways of looking at the world, and often feel oppressed by the US. So in that sense they aren't throwing tantrums. They are defending their rite to live in the fashion that they believe is the "right" way to live.
Imagine if another county - say China for example - started trying to dictate how Americans live, and bashing American religions (let’s say Christianity) and wanted to force change on this "nation of infidels". Say they sent some troops into the US and accidentally killed some women and children. You'd imagine that some Americans may just find that a tad offensive...eh? And it wouldn't shock me one little bit if there were some organizations that formed out of this (hyper religious or not) and decided that they had to take serious action against China to defend their way of life.
And what was with attacking Iraq??? I didn't realize that Osama was from there. Funny that nothing really happened to Afghanistan in comparison to the hell that is going on in Iraq. I don't have the answer to what to do with that whole situation either, but the absolute gall of the leaders of the US to assume that they MUST know what is best for the rest of the world is utter crap.
People (and in a lot of cases, they happen to be religious zealots) will do insane and horrible things to further there cause because they cannot comprehend that there JUST MIGHT BE another way to look at the world. They cannot comprehend it. Their way must be the only good and right way to live.
It shows how compassion, and open mindedness needs to be embarrassed more that the "my way or the highway" attitude.
Paws