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Originally Posted by Green Light
On 9/12 one had a one-time opportunity for all Americans to come together. All did. Except the Muslims. Did you see them marching in the streets in protest of the attack on our country? No. They just stayed home. We could have stood there, arm in arm as fellow countryment. But no. I don't trust them because of their religion. I don't trust them because they never cried with us. They celebrated. A man cannot serve two masters. He will love the one and dispise the other. That's a quote, Richard. They have not joined the right side so they must be on the wrong side.
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Sir,
I see the clips of Palestinians cheering 9/11 and my first thought is lets just pull our troops back and turn the whole place into a glowing parking lot. But Sir, where does this end? My question is who exactly is "They"? At the core of our legal system, is a belief which though maddening at times, states we would rather see guilty men walk then innocent men convicted of crimes, such beliefs make us a great nation. Operating under the assumptions we put America's interests first, the people of Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan are currently relevant in that enhanced modernization and stability in the Middle East will reduce the chance of nuclear proliferation and further more devastating attacks on our shores.
I was a NY'er in 2001, by my recollection the city was in a state of shock for weeks. People were good to each other for the most part yet there was a lot of fear. Frankly most people I saw with olive skin or Middle Eastern features were scared of retaliation, and the ignorance/backlash of mobs. There was an Afghan Kebab House draped with US flags, Sikh taxi drivers hoping folks would know the difference, and a third generation American of Lebanese Christian descent friend of mine reading a Sports Illustrated was kicked off a flight home to Memphis because some lady said he made her nervous? In this environment would you expect American Muslims to take to the streets arm in arm to show solidarity, perhaps the brave ones. I wonder how Japanese Americans would have been received in Times Square on December 8, 1941? Many of them went on to serve our country bravely in combat while their parents were interned.
If "They" are AQ terrorists or insurgents, or frankly anyone planning or taking up arms against America, they gotta go period. But is "They" law abiding Americans who call god a certain name, or folks in rural Afghan villages who are human currency for the Taliban, or folks like the Bangladeshi cadets Mr. Young mentioned, how are they the enemy?
We have seen instances of Muslims denouncing radical Islam, AQ, terror tactics etc, and they are brushed aside as crocodile tears, Taqiyah or disingenuous by those who advocate
The Heart of Darkness solution.
We are Americans, not Soviets or Nazi's their eternal infamy has already shown us the dangers of this path; personally this issue brings the following two quotes to mind. My fear is our enemies cause us to abandon our values and turn on ourselves.
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"Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly."
— Robert A. Heinlein
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
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