Terrorism & personal beliefs???
Mar 20th 2004, 11:42 am
#91
(Jon) returning to NZ 04
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everyone except the dalai lama....
about the only exception to the rule. he may not have his country, but he sure as hell has got his dignity and a ton of respect around the world. Only problem is world leaders like to pay him lip service, but don't really see what he's getting at....
about the only exception to the rule. he may not have his country, but he sure as hell has got his dignity and a ton of respect around the world. Only problem is world leaders like to pay him lip service, but don't really see what he's getting at....
Originally posted by Mairi&Chris
Personally, I think until everyone (terrorists, Govts, religious leaders et al) stop trying to get the last word / blow then the world will continue to have problems.
99.9% of all interviews I've seen, everybody, regardless of ethnicity, politics, etc, agree that violence is ultimately not the answer, even the fantics seem to admit this, but and its a big but, they see it as a means to an end and when they achieve that end, they say they will stop all violence. Then the other side say the same but as only one can get the last blow / word, its a never ending cycle.
If the terrorists or whoever think they have a legit cause, then they should wise up and start a publicity campaign, go for non-violent protest and let the world see the other side as the aggressors. But unfortunately they dont seem to be smart enough to think long term. Its all about short term winning a victory today even if it sets back their supposed long term goals.
Personally, I think until everyone (terrorists, Govts, religious leaders et al) stop trying to get the last word / blow then the world will continue to have problems.
99.9% of all interviews I've seen, everybody, regardless of ethnicity, politics, etc, agree that violence is ultimately not the answer, even the fantics seem to admit this, but and its a big but, they see it as a means to an end and when they achieve that end, they say they will stop all violence. Then the other side say the same but as only one can get the last blow / word, its a never ending cycle.
If the terrorists or whoever think they have a legit cause, then they should wise up and start a publicity campaign, go for non-violent protest and let the world see the other side as the aggressors. But unfortunately they dont seem to be smart enough to think long term. Its all about short term winning a victory today even if it sets back their supposed long term goals.
Mar 20th 2004, 12:27 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
Afghanistan was purely about removing the Taliban as revenge for supporting Al Quaeda. Kosovo and Bosnia were seen as conflicts that should not be happening in modern Europe. The intervention in Somalia was to prevent another dysfunctional state. A grand failure in intervention and a warning to what can happen in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In Afghanistan the coalition only controls Kabul and has neither the will nor the firepower to control the rest of the worlds premier heroin producing country.
One of the telling factors when the coalition took control of Baghdad was the immediate protection of the oil ministry whilst hospitals, museums containing artefacts from the cradle of civilisation were looted.
BTW Sierra Leone is about control of gemstones.
Afghanistan was purely about removing the Taliban as revenge for supporting Al Quaeda. Kosovo and Bosnia were seen as conflicts that should not be happening in modern Europe. The intervention in Somalia was to prevent another dysfunctional state. A grand failure in intervention and a warning to what can happen in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In Afghanistan the coalition only controls Kabul and has neither the will nor the firepower to control the rest of the worlds premier heroin producing country.
One of the telling factors when the coalition took control of Baghdad was the immediate protection of the oil ministry whilst hospitals, museums containing artefacts from the cradle of civilisation were looted.
BTW Sierra Leone is about control of gemstones.
This was a western power doing the right thing.
Keel
