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Kinneary
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Re: From 9/11 to 'The War on Terror': The tragedy multiplies...
Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks gives us enough time between when the event occured, and the present day to form an opinion on how the world has changed since then.Obviously, 9/11 changed the United States, but what has really changed the world has been the erroneous US response to September 11, especially the war in Iraq.
From the 'easily won' war - that still rages - in Afghanistan to the pre-emptive strike against Iraq, the world is now a less safe place than it was 5 years ago.
The Bali bombs, the train attack in Madrid, and the London Underground attacks are the most well documented terrorist acts, but there have been numerous others. These have resulted in the deaths of hundreds - perhaps even thousands - of people.
Then, there's the current loss of life total for 'The War on Terror': the deaths number in the tens of thousands...
Of course, I am fully aware that 'The War on Terror' is the response to 9/11, but my argument is that it is the wrong one. It is also grossly disproportionate. A comparison of the number of civilian deaths shows this to be true.
Then, there is the culture of fear that the US and British governments seek to invoke in subtly(?) convenient moments. Machiavellian? Without a doubt. Add to this the gradual - but continual - erosion of personal freedoms, and the defecit of 'The War on Terror' begins to mirror that of the US' budget!
Another fallacy of the US response is that it somehow believes (publicly, at least) that by bombing all the reproachable countries it will somehow decrease the breeding of terrorists! Hahaha...explain that one to me again! It is precisely this sort of behavior by the US that has been a factor in the creation of the problem in the first place!
Five years ago yesterday was a black day for humanity, yet the US response has made the world even darker today.
Anyway, thoughts?
Wow, first off, at least the very beginning of that article is taken straight from
Time magazine. I was reading it just the other day. I'll have to go home to see exactly how much of it is taken directly from it, though. Wow.
YKF
Ya Krunk'd Floo
Moving with the swell.
Re: Re: From 9/11 to 'The War on Terror': The tragedy multiplies...
Originally posted by Kinneary
Wow, first off, at least the very beginning of that article is taken straight from Time magazine. I was reading it just the other day. I'll have to go home to see exactly how much of it is taken directly from it, though. Wow.
Wow, eh, yeah...no. Wow.
Obviously, I'm not the only person in the world who has voiced this opinion of 9/11 and 'The War on Terror', and I have read similar articles, but if I was copying and pasting I'd acknowledge it. Why wouldn't I?
Great input into the thread, though. Thanks for that.