I can agree with you that America at times must exact force against those that would pose a threat to the world. However it is unfair and incorrect to juxtapose terrorist with the Nazis. The media somehow has ingrained it into the American psyche that all terrorist want to change the whole world into a strict Muslim faith planet. Actually, if you listen to the terrorist themselves instead of pundits on Fox News, you'll see that they have actual 'reasons' for these attacks. Now, this does not mean that those reasons justify the slaughter of innocents, because they most certainly do not. However, it is gravely important that we understand those reasons, so that we may avoid such problems in the future.
Consider this hypothetical situation. An ex-military agent comes to you, and asks you to strap a bomb to yourself and kill some Chinese people that will be gathering in a public place tomorrow. Now even though you have an extreme disgust for communism, you aren't likely to do something so extreme.
Now, its ten years later. The Chinese have invaded Hawaii, killing thousands of innocent Hawaiians and Americans. They have also setup military bases all along the border of Texas and Maine. The military officers there torture and rape men and women accused of spying or being militants, but none of them are ever really punished by their government. The Chinese begin influencing our politics, funding and supporting people who are known criminals and who obviously do not have the interests of Americans at heart. Your mother and father have been captured by the Chinese government, on suspicion of hiding weapons or harboring militants. They have been gone for months and all your efforts to find out where they are have failed due to an apparent disregard for your rights as a human being. Those corrupt politicians have legislated your job away, and you are now homeless, living day to day from handouts. Now, after all of this, that same ex-military agent comes to you. While the suggestion is extreme in the utmost, your hatred for Chinese people is beyond anything you could have ever imagined, and since there doesn't seem to be any other way of bringing attention to your plight, the offer isn't looking so bad now.
All I'm saying is, we need to come to the realization that our foreign policy has ignited a wave of hatred for us, and me must change those policies if we ever want to stop terrorism.
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