Re: Iraq: the case for decisive action

From: Max M (maxmcorp@worldonline.dk)
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 06:49:30 MST


Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
> Max M Rasmussen, Denmark

Since this is adressed direcly to me I will answer.

> <<But you have so little nuance in your analysis of the situation that you
> think disagreement is the same as hate. That kind of binary view makes
> this debate very unproductive.>>
>
> Hmm. You are attempting to produce, what for example?

Interresting exchange of views. Better understanding. Whatever a debate
usually produces.

> Well, if you are going back 40 years, you must be alluding to Bader-Meinhof,
> Red Brigades, Red Army Fraction--they were locals, you see? Islamist are
> funded by equal mixture of petroleum and religious fanaticism and intolerance
> of others' ways. They come from outside europe and that is a different kettle
> of fish, altogether.

The problems are similar. And the right way to fight terrorism is
probably the same.

The european terrorist often worked together with the PLO. That didn't
make the European countries think we could solve the problem by bombing
Palestinia.

-- 
hilsen/regards Max M Rasmussen
http://www.futureport.dk/
Fremtiden, videnskab, skeptiscisme og transhumanisme


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