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It is one thing to have revenge against someone that has done something to you personally but it is another thing to kill people that had nothing to do with it all. These are the inocent people of America, they had nothing to do with the terrorist and therfore it is murder in the most evil sort of way. No excuse can be given and america should take action to fight back against evil attacks by evil states. This is not revenge only justice and a reaction to show that this will not be tolerated by anyone that thinks they can kill to get their own way.

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American gov. should take action to fight back against those coldblooded and sent those evil to hell. I strongly support and behind american people. There is No excuse can be given to those evil.

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I’m still in shock from what happened yesterday. I’m almost blind with anger that some cowardly country and or organization would attack the country I live in, in such a manner. Targeting innocent people because you’re a religious fanatic is unacceptable, and even though it might not be politically correct to say, it basically does boil down to a religious fanatic group.

This is not the act of states, but of small groups of desperate and fanatical extremeists. If you want to find the guys who did it, look in the wreck of those planes. Don't go looking for scapegoats.

Justice yes, revenge no. A scenario - "Everyone who was responsible in any way for this has been caught and can be brought to justice in the courts of the United States. Is a retaliatory strike still necessary?"

I don’t think that were looking for scapegoats, rather we are looking for the people and organization responsible. I’m not speaking on behalf of anyone but myself, but I personally believe religion did play a huge part in what happened. Organized religions were created a long time ago to alleviate people from the thinking process, a way to control and manipulate the masses. And in doing so it created finite lines in the sand as to who is and who is not an “enemy.” To say that it was a terrorist group uninspired by religion is to be completely unrealistic. I’m not pointing fingers or singling out any group, I’m simply saying that in this particular case it will most likely be shown that this act was affiliated with a religious cause.

What we have witnessed and many suffred is one of the most horrific events in modern society. Those responsible have to be identified, isolated and punished. No doubt about that.

But have you wondered 'why' anyone would want to carry out such an act. We aren't dealing with a terrorist group that are acting soley on idealogical purposes. This was an act of retaliation.

The west, lead by the US, has been deeply involved in middle eastern issues, both directly and indirectly. Many arabs have died and suffered as a result of policies and interventions by the so called civilised countries. The gulf war being a prime example. Did we rally wage war on Iraq to free Kuwait or were our motivations more to do with oil economies? To what extent has the US been supporting Israel for many decades over palestine? Hoaw about the Iran-Iraq wars in the 80s and Afghanistan, how was the US involved there?

In the eyes of these terrorists, the US and its allies have been systematically terrorised their people through violence and imperialism. And I feel that toa certain extent this is true.

So when the US and the west look for the reason 'why', I hope they have the guts to take responsability for their own acts of terrorism in the arab people through the years.

I strongly believe there has to be a political solution to the problem. The alternative, the 'war' that is being mentioned by every politician, will only escalate the problem. And the next act of terrorrism may be far more vicious - I fear these fanatics have access to nuclear weapons.

Peace.

L

Hey, welcome to the human race pal. Just how do you think all those people in the U.K. feel who have been bombed by the IRA for the last 75 years, and who have discovered that loads of their funds have been raised in the USA and are still being so ?? Have you any idea how we feel about this level of terrorism against us ?? Do you actually care ??? Do you actually know geographically where we are located ??
If we had the courage of our convictions, rather than NO PERMISSION from the USA, we would have been able to identify, and probably eliminate, the terrorists long ago.

Hey, welcome to the human race pal. Just how do you think all those people in the U.K. feel who have been bombed by the IRA for the last 75 years, and who have discovered that loads of their funds have been raised in the USA and are still being so ?? Have you any idea how we feel about this level of terrorism against us ?? Do you actually care ??? Do you actually know geographically where we are located ??
If we had the courage of our convictions, rather than NO PERMISSION from the USA, we would have been able to identify, and probably eliminate, the terrorists long ago. It's not that I want to blame America...more that I want to crucify our own gutless politicians !!

What happened is awful. No one should ever have to die like that. Yet what happened to thousands of innocents in the world since WW2, when the USA has been a dominant force in world politics, has sometimes been equally as nasty. Thus the victims of USA bombings in Cambodia, or victims of Union Carbide in Bophal, etc. This doesn't make yesterday right. Not at all. But with power comes responsibility, and perhaps that has not been used very wisely.

What happened is awful. No one should ever have to die like that. Yet what happened to thousands of innocents in the world since WW2, when the USA has been a dominant force in world politics, has sometimes been equally as nasty. Thus the victims of USA bombings in Cambodia, or victims of Union Carbide in Bophal, etc. This doesn't make yesterday right. Not at all. But with power comes responsibility, and perhaps that has not been used very wisely.

On the other hand, if we change our foreign policy to soften up on groups the U.S. perceives as enemies, it shows them that terrorist attacks are an effective way to affect U.S. politics, and that others who want the U.S. to stop interfering in other places should attack U.S. landmarks as well.

For this reason, I don't think we should change anything in our foreign policy unless some representative comes to us through diplomatic channels and negotiates for changes, rather than attacking civilians to get our attention.

Wampus