kuzi16:

sane:

One more Terrorist data link: http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/features/GTD-Data-Rivers.aspx

thats an interesting chart.

im not sure that the iraq war causes terrorism.
corelation and causation are often confused. im not sure if that is the case here.

iduno. im moving more and more to the mindset that war should only be used as a defensive measure. to me terrorists are the worst type of combatants. they prey on the civilians... children included.

this also brings up the thought of "detainees"
i cant remember who asked this but ive been thinking about the moral implications of it a lot:
Much discussion of the interrogation of captured terrorists ignores the inescapable reality of trade-offs. The real question is: How many American lives are you prepared to sacrifice, in order to spare a terrorist from experiencing distress?

im not 100% on the validity of the war in Iraq. there were mistakes. but it could have been worse.