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This entire event has me perplexed.
Why is it that the US and its allies can murder and destroy countless countries in the pursuit of their freedoms? Why would a country with a aggressive foreign policy and an intelligence agency that has a knack for causing untold trouble think that no one is going to eventually attack them? Why is it that 3000 odd people killed in the 9/11 attacks are any more valuable than the thousands of people murdered in any war the US decides to embark upon. Think of Loas and Iraq (the second time around) here? Remember we are technically war criminals for waging aggressive war with a pre-emptive strike against Iraq under the UN conventions; but apparently that is ok for us but not for other countries to undertake). They trained him and his followers so that they could get even with the Russians during the cold war and then deserted them when Russia pulled out of Afghanistan. What did the US really expect?
This will not stop these freedom fighters (AKA terrorists to the western world) from continuing their reprisals. These people are fundamentalists. This is almost a carbon copy of the IRA in Ireland. The branch of Muslims that these people come from are not going to disappear soon. They will now just ramp up their activities and attack harder and harder targets.
I personally found it disgusting and stupid to see US citizens celebrating this event. Are reporters that stupid? I don't see Bin Laden as evil or otherwise. He is a product of the circumstances in which he was placed. Why is it that we have not evolved to get past this rubbish? A Martyr he is and now I fear the real trouble will start.
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