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Originally Posted by Confed999
... because I refuse to convert to their brand of religion or follow their laws. Last I heard that was all the terrorists were really demanding.
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I agree that ostensibly this is a reasonable assertion. If indeed our cultures, laws and religions co-existed harmoniously then of course, there would not be these problems.
However, I am not convinced that religious conversion is the objective or the motive of terrorist attack. At least I do not think it was in the case of 9/11 or 3/11. If we do not
fully understand the motives and background factors for such horrible acts then we will continue to fear their occurrence.
I would suggest the possibity that terrorist organisations such as Al - Queida act out of a sense of injustice and oppression that they perceive that they have suffered as a result of a long history of Western 'meddling' in their internal politics in order to serve our 'best interests'. Of course this could an over-simplification, or just plain wrong but it seems a likely possibility to me.
However, all this aside, this is a thread relating to a 'retalliatory' action by the murderers of Nick Berg and is very unlikely to be linked to the actions of Al-Queida. What it does emphasise, other than the sheer brutality and lack of respect for humanity of these murderers, is that the actions of US military have the potential to further deepen the anger of those who would act against us. Whilst they could be the tools to end this terrible war they also have the influence to worsen and prolong it.