So, Joeiss, are you saying that we shouldn't have gone into the war against Al Quaeda and the Taliban?
Look, I wasn't happy about the war. I'm not happy with the way Bush is looking for new targets in North Korea or Iraq.
But nonetheless, destroying Al Quaeda is the right thing to do. Bush said that the only way to end violence is if fighting and evil are shut down. Do you really think Al Quaeda is going to do that? Do you seriously think for one instant that Al Quaeda fighters are going to just lay down their weapons and ask for peace?
If you do, you are naïve. They have shown that they are capable of incredible wrongdoing against innocent civilians and that moreover they would happily do it again if they are given the opportunity. I ask you again: do you really think Al Quaeda is going to be the one to stop the fighting?
So if not them, who else to do it but us (us being the people against Al Quaeda, that is)? And how are we going to stop Al Quaeda from committing more acts of terrorism? I can only think of one way, and that is to kill them. If you've got a better idea, one that will work, I'm all ears. But I've taken a long, hard look at this, and I've come to the conclusion that there really wasn't any other way. Al Quaeda has to be wiped off the face of the earth. Otherwise, more innocent civilians will die. Do you get it? By letting Al Quaeda continue to exist in its current form, you would advocate putting thousands of innocent civilians at risk. Never mind whether God has forgiven them or not. That's between Him and the individual people. Unless people are punished for their transgressions or prevented from committing further atrocities, all of civilization will collapse. And I'm pretty certain that God wouldn't want that.
gamer: if you take an economics class, you will find that the U.S. economy is intimately tied with Mexico's. Not only are there thousands of immigrants taking on jobs here that nobody else will do, but there are also billions of dollars in goods that the two countries trade. If all ties to Mexico were broken off, the American economy would go into one of the deepest recessions in history. Vicente Fox is right: the U.S. would not be able to survive the way it is without Mexico.
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