jesus was a terrorist. i mean, that's what the romans thought, so they put him to death.
i don't get into political arguments, because i can play devil's advocate from both sides.
the "terrorists" you speak of, well? they're fighting for their beliefs. they think that americans are the devil (and some times i agree) and they want us eradicated, since we think of war as "praise the lord and pass the ammunition."
our side? i mean, the guys in charge of our side? well, they look at it in monetary terms, oil, power, supremecy, machismo... we can't let david beat our goliath. but honestly, we have no real stake in these wars. except for keeping our economy running. war means money. get the people behind it, and the cash starts rolling in.
but on those filthy terrorist's side? they have a belief. they have a god. they have their families and their future independence without the over the shoulder USA big brother to look out for them. and they want to keep it that way. so chucking a bomb into a crowded disco to kill americans doesn't seem like a big deal to them.
cowards? if someone told me to crash a plane into a really big f'ing building and kill myself, well that'd take a lot of courage on my part.
bottom line? i ain't on anyone's side, yet i can see all sides of it. i mean, i wish we could "all just get along," but we can't. and we all have our reasons for what we do. and some of the things that "terrorists" do, are the same things we would do to protect what we have.
it's a touchy subject, no matter how we approach it. but if you look at it with an open, subjective mind, you can see the rights and wrongs of it all. "we" condemn them because of an attack on us, and "they" do the same.
who's right and who's wrong depends on which side you're on.
the good ol' USA hasn't exactly been a girl scout shilling cookies when it comes to diplomacy. we've had our share of attrocities.
this is really hard to type out for all the world (of people who ride glorified mopeds) to read, but that's the best part of being an american. i can say what i want...