"I don't care a flying fig what the insane terrorists think--"
You should. Ignoring how those people think directly resulted in 9/11.
Continuing to ignore it could well result in more of the same
(or do you think that bombing a bunch of Afghans and taking out bin Ladin is going to stop the threat?
Maybe you should go back and listen to Bush's speech).
"I was stating absolute facts."
No you are not. You are seeing only what you choose and ignoring the rest.
"WE DID NOT START THIS WAR. However, we just might finish it. (In a way they don't like.)"
Judging from the Patriot act, I doubt that we will like it much in the long run either.
"I'm starting to see the wisdom in the saying that you should never try to argue logic with an idiot."
True, but I keep trying. Once in awhile some of them open their eyes.
"I'm looking at facts,"
You are looking at some of them, but carefully ignoring the rest that conflict with your world view.
"you're looking at new-age crystal bunny touchy feely junk."
The consequences of clinton's excesses around the world are "new-age crystal bunny touchy feely junk."?
Not in my book. Not when they are used by religious nut cases to con their followers into flying airplanes
into buildings in an effort to strike back at supposed American excesses.
"touchy feely junk" is indulging in a "kill em all and let G*d sort them out" mentality.
Winning the battle that way feels good, but the long-term consequences suck.
Being smart and winning the war is far better in the long run.
Or do you just like the idea of genocide of any group that can possibly harbor potential terrorists?
(Careful what you say,
In Phoenix, We're Terrorists!)
"There can never be a meeting of the minds if one of them isn't using theirs."
You got that right.
Try getting past your indignation about someone having the nerve to attack us
and start figuring out why they might want to and how to attack the ROOT cause.
That way you might just be able to prevent it from happening again.
(Clue: collateral damage results in more people who are willing to be missle guidance systems or "smart" bomb fuses.)
Of course, if you just like hating people and bombing civilians in revenge for the actions of their government, then drive right on.
It works for the Taliban.
(although not very well in the long run)
I agree all "Causes" of this terrorist attack now mean nothing.They chose to pull the trigger, just as Hitler had greivences against the British and the French they became irrelavant when he invaded Poland.