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To: jpl
Who don't in fact know yet who in fact are the perp/perps of this act. If the perps were Baath party Saddam loyalists or even plain Iraqi citizens, then you can in fact make a good argument for them as true guerillas. If they're foreigners who came into the country from outside, then it's a real stretch to say that they're not terrorists, as we are not at war with all Muslims, and they're not defending their own territory or government.

The islamic fighters that are going into Iraq from the surrounding lands aren't as interested in the Western drawn borders as you are. They see the Middle East as their homeland, and the Westerners as invaders. We can say we're not at war with all Muslims, but there are plenty of Muslims who see themselves at war with the U.S.

31 posted on 10/29/2003 6:37:32 AM PST by Gunslingr3
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To: Gunslingr3
The islamic fighters that are going into Iraq from the surrounding lands aren't as interested in the Western drawn borders as you are. They see the Middle East as their homeland, and the Westerners as invaders. We can say we're not at war with all Muslims, but there are plenty of Muslims who see themselves at war with the U.S.

The only problem is that, contrary to what many people think, not every non-Westerner in the Middle East is a devout Muslim, or even a Muslim at all. I highly doubt most Iraqis want foreigners coming into the country killing their own citizens, regardless of how they might feel about us personally. Do you think the International Red Cross is also a legitimate military target?

32 posted on 10/29/2003 7:00:44 AM PST by jpl
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