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To: Javelina
No one has explained to me exactly how terrorism can't happen in a country that is a democracy. We're a democratic republic, yet we had a terrorist event by one of our own in my city.

So when it's explained exactly HOW democracy will prevent terroists from popping up.... then I might buy into the process a little more.

28 posted on 01/21/2005 12:47:51 PM PST by kjam22 (What you win them by, is what you win them to)
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To: kjam22

"No one has explained to me exactly how terrorism can't happen in a country that is a democracy."

Good question! I can only say that Bush already indicated that there is no way to eliminate terrorist acts completely, and was vilified for doing so. I think his idea is that democratic societies minimize the number of terrorists while rogue states multiply them. The OKC bombing was an aberration, but jihadis have been killing Americans for forty years. Its not likely that France would attack the US, even with their obvious disdain for America, but its highly likely that North Korea might with its seething hatred of the US. In the end, all we can do is play the percentages and hope for the best.


66 posted on 01/21/2005 1:08:01 PM PST by bowzer313
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To: kjam22

Assuming you are referring to Okla. City bombing, IMO that is an example of ME terrorist enabled from within by the BWC terror enabler....history should tell us eventually.


172 posted on 01/21/2005 1:59:21 PM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero)
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To: kjam22

Democracy does not mean we can't have terrorism, but democracyies are much more conducive to their demise than tyrannical regimes.

Oh, and with OKC, Nichols and McVeigh had Muslim help.


201 posted on 01/21/2005 2:29:05 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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To: kjam22
No one has explained to me exactly how terrorism can't happen in a country that is a democracy

No one has said that. What has been said, is that democratic countries do not attack and wage war against other democratic countries. I can't think of a time when it has ever happened.

211 posted on 01/21/2005 2:42:47 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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