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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Terrorism in any form where innocent apolitical people going about their ordinary day to day business are injured or killed sickens me.
If the US kills perpetrators with drones, then so be it , innocents are not their intended target, although sadly some are killed in the process but this also often happens when terrorists target US military.
It's easy to criticize what they do in their war on global terrorism when you or someone close to you has not been affected by the results of terrorism.
So far in Australia we have been relatively lucky although things could change in the blink of an eye. Lets just hope they don't  |
Sorry Trevor, to say we have been relatively lucky, is an an insensitive and an uninformed comment. There are quite a few in Australia who would disagree with such a statement.
There have been quite a few terror attacks in Australia, mostly home grown, although three were against foreign embassies in 72, 82 and 86, with the Hilton bombing of CHOGM in 78. There have been quite a few bomb attacks aimed at police, with a number of police lives claimed and considerable property damage; obviously criminal elements, but nevertheless, they are terror attacks. Also, I was in Collie in 78 when someone blew up the Collie Hotel. That was scary, I can tell you.
Not to mention all the Australians that were killed in Bali. I know the father of one of the victims and I am sure he doesn't think we have been lucky. So, I don't see how we have been 'relatively' lucky.
