Am I the only one who is concerned that there could be retaliation?
rejoicing in the death of other humans is barbaric and unbecoming of any civilized human being
Ugh... Afghanistan did not initiate the animosity between nations. If anything, the U.S. did that by training Afghani tribesman to fight a proxy war against the USSR during the cold war then abandoning those Afghanis after the coldwar ended (read: interrupted their way of life, trained them to fight, then tossed them aside when we no longer had use for them (read: gave them military training then left them without a way to provide food for themselves).Obviously, that doesn't in any way justify killing civilians. No doubt, terrorist actions are unconscionable. Even so, rejoicing in the death of other humans is barbaric and unbecoming of any civilized human being, let alone a world "super-power". The unbridled revelry of my fellow citizens has left me ashamed of my culture and afraid for the future of this planet. Without the understanding that death is always a solemn occassion, we are one matchstick away from a nationalist movement like the one seen in the early 2000's which led to the instigation of 2 unjustified wars and countless lost lives and damaged international relationships. I never thought I would say this, but it's time we all grew up, at least with respect to issues like this.
Aphuen is a terrorist
I'm tired of sending off countless cousins who get deployed to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, because of this war on terror that all started because of the terrorist attacks that this man was behind.I'm tired of this needless war on terror, which is finally getting some resolution, and hopefully and end here soon.
Quote from: Qulas on May 03, 2011, 05:26:59 PMI'm tired of sending off countless cousins who get deployed to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, because of this war on terror that all started because of the terrorist attacks that this man was behind.I'm tired of this needless war on terror, which is finally getting some resolution, and hopefully and end here soon.The war on terror, as former president Bush described it, is a farce. Terrorist organizations are not nations, nor are they cohesive groups of individuals who are in any way identifiable aside from their activities. A true "war on terror" would involve only small groups of highly trained intelligence and combat forces, not tremendous occupation forces that were sent to countries which have less affiliation with terrorist organizations than many of their neighbors. Afghanistan and Iraq were chosen for reasons outside of harboring Al-Queda members (which, btw is a catch-all phrase used to describe a myriad of organizations with very different practices and goals - read, it's not even a real thing) and countries which openly support terrorists have not been meddled with.I can understand the human desire for vengeance. I can understand relief at the falling of one's enemies. But again, rejoicing at the death of another human being is unbecoming of a civilized human being. Further, swallowing everything the American media says whole-sale is a great way to be completely misinformed about the reality behind international affairs which would bring you to expect that there will be a "resolution" to the terrorist dogma of the last decade. There is no resolution, because you are not fighting against people, you are fighting against sentiments. Watch Wag the Dog. Terrorism keeps government relevant, whether there is a threat or not, because it will never go away and people are always terrified of possibilities.Now, it might sound like I'm trying to shit on your parade. I'm not; have your parade. Just know that there is a better way to be, and this is not it.Please don't misunderstand. I love ROI partly for it's unapologetic in-your-face-fuckery. This situation is no different. And even if you chose to be a barbarian about it, I love you nonetheless.
Yet that bastard OBL was the man behind thousands of deaths, many of them my fellow Americans. I am glad he is no longer able to do what he did before.
World Trade Center:3000 dead 6000 injuredWar of Afghanastan:38000 civilians dead tens of thousand injured