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All true, Drew.

As it is also true  that we told Sadaam Hussein we were going to  
invade. How  many Iraqis have we slaughtered? How many Americans have  
we sacrificed? By your standards, and I agree with them, we, too, are   
criminals. I am still waiting for  judgement.

Atonement was the wrong word. I would rather say  we have much to learn.
 
 
 
I do also prefer the word learn over atonement. Countries as people are at  
their most
dangerous when they think they have nothing left to learn from their  
mistakes. 
 
yes, in both cases we gave if - then scenerios and followed through. If you  
don't pull your invading forces out of Kuwait we will come in, and if you 
don't  allow the weapons inspectors you agreed to host back into Iraq we will 
come 
in.  He made his choice in both instances. That is to myself a primary 
difference  here. He also was violating UN directives in both instances 
supported by 
the  member nations of the UN. To equate actions sanctioned  by a world  
governing body with the murder of tens of thousands of innocent people going 
to  
work in the WTC, a glorified office building still does not make sense. 
 
We attacked a standing army after declaring and although as in all war,  some 
innocents were killed, they were never the target. The terrorists target  
civilians, daycare centers, hospitals trains, buses etc, looking for 
defenseless  
targets. People who can't shoot back. The ultimate in cowardice. This 
difference  in ideologies is why we have such a tough time understanding them 
and 
they have  a tough time understanding us. 
 
Drew
 
 
In a message dated 12/4/2008 4:25:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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