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To: DC Bound
But you have to admit, it is not just the bombers themselves. They dance in the streets when Americans die. Is it truly "radical Islam" or just plain Islam?

I believe the Cold war is a bad example because it was a Cold War. This is a very hot war. Again, analogizing to past hot wars, we did not talk about the "moderate fascist" or the "Shinto street." That is the path of half-measures.
361 posted on 09/20/2004 8:41:59 PM PDT by radicalamericannationalist (The Convention convinced me. 4 MORE YEARS!!!!!!)
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To: radicalamericannationalist

I do have to admit that, true. I don't think the ones doing the dancing are the ones I would want to save. Ideologically, they have chosen their side.

I hated all muslims a short while ago, and God gave me a gift. I had a business meeting with a Kurd who fought in Saddam's army in the first Gulf War. He was forced to at gun point. He said they rejoiced when American bombers flew over them. I was in this man's home. He is today a very productive member of our society, building roads and studying for a promotion. He has three wonderfully-mannered children, a supportive, quiet wife, and amazing hospitality. I stayed too long, but only because he made it clear I would have insulted him if I wouldn't have allowed him to be hospitable. He was visibly upset when I would not have watermelon with him, so I had some. He was a thoroughly decent human being. He is a great American, and he knows more about our country than many of the folks who rant here, and he loves his freedom equally to any of us. I'm not one of those people who sees a funny cloud formation and says God made it for me. But I do believe I was put in that man's house to teach me that people are people. Governments, religions, all manner of things corrupt people. For our enemies, I say kill them. But I would truly grieve for the loss of any families like this man who are unwilling participants in the evil surrounding them.


371 posted on 09/20/2004 9:11:33 PM PDT by DC Bound
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